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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 15, 2025· Updated Aug 4, 2026

CVE-2023-53253

CVE-2023-53253

Description

In 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.

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Affected products

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  • Linux/Kernel3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.5,<6.5.3
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 6.5
  • osv-coords
    Range: >= 6.5.0, < 6.5.3

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