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CVE-2023-54270

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: usb: siano: Fix use after free bugs caused by do_submit_urb There are UAF bugs caused by do_submit_urb().

Published Dec 30, 2025EPSS 0.21%

Overview

CVE-2023-54270 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 30, 2025.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: usb: siano: Fix use after free bugs caused by do_submit_urb

There are UAF bugs caused by do_submit_urb(). One of the KASan reports

is shown below:

[ 36.403605] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890

[ 36.406105] Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880059600e8 by task kworker/0:2/49

[ 36.408316]

[ 36.408867] CPU: 0 PID: 49 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc3-15798-g5a41237ad1d4-dir8

[ 36.411696] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g15584

[ 36.416157] Workqueue: 0x0 (events)

[ 36.417654] Call Trace:

[ 36.418546] <TASK>

[ 36.419320] dump_stack_lvl+0x96/0xd0

[ 36.420522] print_address_description+0x75/0x350

[ 36.421992] print_report+0x11b/0x250

[ 36.423174] ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x87/0xd0

[ 36.424806] ? __virt_addr_valid+0xcf/0x170

[ 36.426069] ? worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890

[ 36.427355] kasan_report+0x131/0x160

[ 36.428556

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-54270?

CVE-2023-54270 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 30, 2025.

How severe is CVE-2023-54270?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-54270?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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