{"id":"CVE-2023-53454","revision":"e9098d8196884c1d88a4eb8e716ffcb5","records":[{"revision":"e9098d8196884c1d88a4eb8e716ffcb5","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2023-53454","aliases":[],"title":"HID: multitouch: Correct devm device reference for hidinput input_dev name","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nHID: multitouch: Correct devm device reference for hidinput input_dev name\n\nReference the HID device rather than the input device for the devm\nallocation of the input_dev name. Referencing the input_dev would lead to a\nuse-after-free when the input_dev was unregistered and subsequently fires a\nuevent that depends on the name. At the point of firing the uevent, the\nname would be freed by devres management.\n\nUse devm_kasprintf to simplify the logic for allocating memory and\nformatting the input_dev name string.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2025-10-01T11:42:25.76+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-15T21:41:28.079+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"c08d46aa805ba46d501f610c2448d07bea979780\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"ac0d389402a6ff9ad92cea02c2d8c711483b91ab\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"c08d46aa805ba46d501f610c2448d07bea979780\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"39c70c19456e50dcb3abfe53539220dff0490f1d\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"c08d46aa805ba46d501f610c2448d07bea979780\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"df7ca43fe090e1a56c216c8ebc106ef5fd49afc6\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"c08d46aa805ba46d501f610c2448d07bea979780\",\n                    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\"c08d46aa805ba46d501f610c2448d07bea979780\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"1d7833db9fd118415dace2ca157bfa603dec9c8c\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"c08d46aa805ba46d501f610c2448d07bea979780\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"b70ac7849248ec8128fa12f86e3655ba38838f29\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"c08d46aa805ba46d501f610c2448d07bea979780\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"4794394635293a3e74591351fff469cea7ad15a2\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                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\"version\": \"4.14.326\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"4.14.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.19.295\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"4.19.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.4.257\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.4.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.10.195\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.10.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"5.15.132\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.15.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.1.53\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.1.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.4.16\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.4.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.5.3\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.5.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.6\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac0d389402a6ff9ad92cea02c2d8c711483b91ab","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39c70c19456e50dcb3abfe53539220dff0490f1d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df7ca43fe090e1a56c216c8ebc106ef5fd49afc6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15ec7cb55e7d88755aa01d44a7a1015a42bfce86","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dde88ab4e45beb60b217026207aa9c14c88d71ab","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2763732ec1e68910719c75b6b896e11b6d3d622b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d7833db9fd118415dace2ca157bfa603dec9c8c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b70ac7849248ec8128fa12f86e3655ba38838f29","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4794394635293a3e74591351fff469cea7ad15a2"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53454","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2023-53454","identifiers":["CVE-2023-53454"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}