Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53039 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in HID: intel-ish-hid: ipc: Fix potential use-after-free in work function. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ae02e5d40d5f829c589412c6253f925e35cf7a22 <8c1d378b8c224fd50247625255f09fc01dcc5836 || >=ae02e5d40d5f829c589412c6253f925e35cf7a22 <0a594cb490ca6232671fc09e2dc1a0fc7ccbb0b5 || >=ae02e5d40d5f829c589412c6253f925e35cf7a22 <d3ce3afd9f791dd1b7daedfcf8c396b60af5dec0 || >=ae02e5d40d5f829c589412c6253f925e35cf7a22 <8ae2f2b0a28416ed2f6d8478ac8b9f7862f36785 | 8c1d378b8c224fd50247625255f09fc01dcc5836, 0a594cb490ca6232671fc09e2dc1a0fc7ccbb0b5, d3ce3afd9f791dd1b7daedfcf8c396b60af5dec0, 8ae2f2b0a28416ed2f6d8478ac8b9f7862f36785 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.9 | Not reported |
Published upstream
May 2, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: intel-ish-hid: ipc: Fix potential use-after-free in work function When a reset notify IPC message is received, the ISR schedules a work function and passes the ISHTP device to it via a global pointer ishtp_dev. If ish_probe() fails, the devm-managed device resources including ishtp_dev are freed, but the work is not cancelled, causing a use-after-free when the work function tries to access ishtp_dev. Use devm_work_autocancel() instead, so that the work is automatically cancelled if probe fails.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53039 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in HID: intel-ish-hid: ipc: Fix potential use-after-free in work function. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ae02e5d40d5f829c589412c6253f925e35cf7a22 <8c1d378b8c224fd50247625255f09fc01dcc5836 || >=ae02e5d40d5f829c589412c6253f925e35cf7a22 <0a594cb490ca6232671fc09e2dc1a0fc7ccbb0b5 || >=ae02e5d40d5f829c589412c6253f925e35cf7a22 <d3ce3afd9f791dd1b7daedfcf8c396b60af5dec0 || >=ae02e5d40d5f829c589412c6253f925e35cf7a22 <8ae2f2b0a28416ed2f6d8478ac8b9f7862f36785 | 8c1d378b8c224fd50247625255f09fc01dcc5836, 0a594cb490ca6232671fc09e2dc1a0fc7ccbb0b5, d3ce3afd9f791dd1b7daedfcf8c396b60af5dec0, 8ae2f2b0a28416ed2f6d8478ac8b9f7862f36785 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.9 | Not reported |
Published upstream
May 2, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: intel-ish-hid: ipc: Fix potential use-after-free in work function When a reset notify IPC message is received, the ISR schedules a work function and passes the ISHTP device to it via a global pointer ishtp_dev. If ish_probe() fails, the devm-managed device resources including ishtp_dev are freed, but the work is not cancelled, causing a use-after-free when the work function tries to access ishtp_dev. Use devm_work_autocancel() instead, so that the work is automatically cancelled if probe fails.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.