Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54207
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120718
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54207
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the uclogic_input_configured() function in drivers/hid/hid-uclogic-core.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-54207
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c2707dfee5847dc0b5ecfbe512c29c93832fdc4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58f0d1c0e494a88f301bf455da7df4366f179bbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd613a4e45f8d35f49a63a2064e5308fa5619e29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f283805d984343b2f216e2f4c6c7af265b9542ae
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.53