Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54207

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU120718

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: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54207
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_293-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-syms
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb
dtb-renesas
dtb-qcom
dtb-amd
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-allwinner
dtb-rockchip
dtb-freescale
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-docs
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-docs-html
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-extra
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-livepatch
dtb-cavium
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-socionext
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb-devel
kselftests-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-lg
dtb-broadcom
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-arm
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-apm
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-apple
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
dtb-amlogic
dtb-exynos
dtb-altera
dtb-nvidia
dtb-marvell
dtb-amazon
kernel-default-base-rebuild
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure

How to mitigate CVE-2023-54207

Install update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 6.1.53
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_293-default - update to 1-8.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.293.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.293.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.293.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.293.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.175.148, 5.15.0-175.185, 5.15.0-175.185~20.04.1, 5.15.0.176.161, 5.15.0-176.186, 5.15.0.1088.87, 5.15.0-1088.96, 5.15.0.1100.100, 5.15.0-1100.101, 5.15.0.1101.100, 5.15.0-1101.107~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1102.98, 5.15.0-1102.108, 5.15.0.1105.101, 5.15.0.1105.108, 5.15.0-1105.112, 5.15.0-1105.112~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1105.114
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.176.102, 5.15.0-176.186+fips1, 5.15.0.1105.95, 5.15.0-1105.114+fips1
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-176.186~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1046.46+1, 5.15.0.1046.48, 5.15.0-1057.57
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1057.57~20.04.1
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1070.73, 5.15.0-1070.74
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1097.93, 5.15.0-1097.102, 5.15.0.1100.99, 5.15.0-1100.106, 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1102.108~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1110.108, 5.15.0-1110.119
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1097.99, 5.15.0.1097.101, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1104.113
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1099.95, 5.15.0-1099.102, 5.15.0-1099.102~20.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1099.97, 5.15.0-1099.102
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1110.95, 5.15.0-1110.119+fips1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1

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