VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2023-53459
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-10-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: mcp-2221: prevent UAF in delayed work If the device is plugged/unplugged without giving time for mcp_init_work() to complete, we might kick in the devm free code path and thus have unavailable struct mcp_2221 while in delayed work. Canceling the delayed_work item is enough to solve the issue, because cancel_delayed_work_sync will prevent the work item to requeue itself.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-416