HID: nvidia-shield: Reference hid_device devm allocation of input_dev name

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-53253
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-09-15 15:15:52 UTC
Updated2026-08-04 10:18:59 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: nvidia-shield: Reference hid_device devm allocation of input_dev name Use hid_device for devm allocation of the input_dev name to avoid a use-after-free. input_unregister_device would trigger devres cleanup of all resources associated with the input_dev, free-ing the name. The name would subsequently be used in a uevent fired at the end of unregistering the input_dev.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001770000 probability, percentile 0.074050000 (date 2026-08-05)

Problem Types: CWE-416 | CWE-416 CWE-416 Use After Free

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 09308562d4afb1abc66366608fa1cb9de783272f b85d3807e5ec368bfd5b20245347d7c1434aff76 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 09308562d4afb1abc66366608fa1cb9de783272f 197d3143520fec9fde89aebabc9f0d7464f08e50 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.5 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.5 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.5.3 6.5.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/197d3143520fec9fde89aebabc9f0d7464f08e50 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b85d3807e5ec368bfd5b20245347d7c1434aff76 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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