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Linux Linux — HID: nvidia-shield: Reference hid_device devm allocation of input_dev name
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0019 9.0 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 09308562d4afb1abc66366608fa1cb9de783272f – —
Linux 6.5 – 6.5.3
TIMELINE
Sep 15 Reserved by Linux
Sep 15 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2023-53253 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 7.8 (NVD).
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 15, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 15, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2023-53253 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 09308562d4afb1abc66366608fa1cb9de783272f | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.5 | 6.5.3 |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-53253 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.