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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 15, 2025· Updated Jan 14, 2026

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

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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Patches

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