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.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 6.5
Patches
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