{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2023-53235", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-09-15T14:19:21.847Z", "datePublished": "2025-09-15T14:22:08.322Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T19:40:51.430Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T19:40:51.430Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/tests: helpers: Avoid a driver uaf\n\nwhen using __drm_kunit_helper_alloc_drm_device() the driver may be\ndereferenced by device-managed resources up until the device is\nfreed, which is typically later than the kunit-managed resource code\nfrees it. Fix this by simply make the driver device-managed as well.\n\nIn short, the sequence leading to the UAF is as follows:\n\nINIT:\nCode allocates a struct device as a kunit-managed resource.\nCode allocates a drm driver as a kunit-managed resource.\nCode allocates a drm device as a device-managed resource.\n\nEXIT:\nKunit resource cleanup frees the drm driver\nKunit resource cleanup puts the struct device, which starts a\n device-managed resource cleanup\ndevice-managed cleanup calls drm_dev_put()\ndrm_dev_put() dereferences the (now freed) drm driver -> Boom.\n\nRelated KASAN message:\n[55272.551542] ==================================================================\n[55272.551551] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in drm_dev_put.part.0+0xd4/0xe0 [drm]\n[55272.551603] Read of size 8 at addr ffff888127502828 by task kunit_try_catch/10353\n\n[55272.551612] CPU: 4 PID: 10353 Comm: kunit_try_catch Tainted: G U N 6.5.0-rc7+ #155\n[55272.551620] Hardware name: ASUS System Product Name/PRIME B560M-A AC, BIOS 0403 01/26/2021\n[55272.551626] Call Trace:\n[55272.551629] \n[55272.551633] dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x90\n[55272.551639] print_report+0xcf/0x630\n[55272.551645] ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x5f/0x70\n[55272.551652] ? drm_dev_put.part.0+0xd4/0xe0 [drm]\n[55272.551694] kasan_report+0xd7/0x110\n[55272.551699] ? drm_dev_put.part.0+0xd4/0xe0 [drm]\n[55272.551742] drm_dev_put.part.0+0xd4/0xe0 [drm]\n[55272.551783] devres_release_all+0x15d/0x1f0\n[55272.551790] ? __pfx_devres_release_all+0x10/0x10\n[55272.551797] device_unbind_cleanup+0x16/0x1a0\n[55272.551802] device_release_driver_internal+0x3e5/0x540\n[55272.551808] ? kobject_put+0x5d/0x4b0\n[55272.551814] bus_remove_device+0x1f1/0x3f0\n[55272.551819] device_del+0x342/0x910\n[55272.551826] ? __pfx_device_del+0x10/0x10\n[55272.551830] ? lock_release+0x339/0x5e0\n[55272.551836] ? kunit_remove_resource+0x128/0x290 [kunit]\n[55272.551845] ? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10\n[55272.551851] platform_device_del.part.0+0x1f/0x1e0\n[55272.551856] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x30/0x60\n[55272.551863] kunit_remove_resource+0x195/0x290 [kunit]\n[55272.551871] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x30/0x60\n[55272.551877] kunit_cleanup+0x78/0x120 [kunit]\n[55272.551885] ? __kthread_parkme+0xc1/0x1f0\n[55272.551891] ? __pfx_kunit_try_run_case_cleanup+0x10/0x10 [kunit]\n[55272.551900] ? __pfx_kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x10/0x10 [kunit]\n[55272.551909] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x4a/0x90 [kunit]\n[55272.551919] kthread+0x2e7/0x3c0\n[55272.551924] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n[55272.551929] ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70\n[55272.551935] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n[55272.551940] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30\n[55272.551948] \n\n[55272.551953] Allocated by task 10351:\n[55272.551956] kasan_save_stack+0x1c/0x40\n[55272.551962] kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30\n[55272.551966] __kasan_kmalloc+0x8b/0x90\n[55272.551970] __kmalloc+0x5e/0x160\n[55272.551976] kunit_kmalloc_array+0x1c/0x50 [kunit]\n[55272.551984] drm_exec_test_init+0xfa/0x2c0 [drm_exec_test]\n[55272.551991] kunit_try_run_case+0xdd/0x250 [kunit]\n[55272.551999] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x4a/0x90 [kunit]\n[55272.552008] kthread+0x2e7/0x3c0\n[55272.552012] ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70\n[55272.552017] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30\n\n[55272.552024] Freed by task 10353:\n[55272.552027] kasan_save_stack+0x1c/0x40\n[55272.552032] kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30\n[55272.552036] kasan_save_free_info+0x27/0x40\n[55272.552041] __kasan_slab_free+0x106/0x180\n[55272.552046] slab_free_freelist_hook+0xb3/0x160\n[55272.552051] __kmem_cache_free+0xb2/0x290\n[55272.552056] kunit_remove_resource+0x195/0x290 [kunit]\n[55272.552064] kunit_cleanup+0x7\n---truncated---" } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "include/drm/drm_kunit_helpers.h" ], "versions": [ { "version": "d98780310719bf4076d975c2ff65c44c7c0d929e", "lessThan": "c9d8be0e533738b744abb669263c4750d4830009", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "d98780310719bf4076d975c2ff65c44c7c0d929e", "lessThan": "139a27854bf5ce93ff9805f9f7683b88c13074dc", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "include/drm/drm_kunit_helpers.h" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.3", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.3", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.5.5", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.5.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.3", "versionEndExcluding": "6.5.5" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.3", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9d8be0e533738b744abb669263c4750d4830009" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/139a27854bf5ce93ff9805f9f7683b88c13074dc" } ], "title": "drm/tests: helpers: Avoid a driver uaf", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.8, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH" } }, { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "id": "CVE-2023-53235", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-01-14T17:56:14.212932Z" } } } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-416", "description": "CWE-416 Use After Free" } ] } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-01-14T18:02:49.816Z" } } ] } }