CVE-2023-53219

media: netup_unidvb: fix use-after-free at del_timer()

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2025 at 02:21 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: netup_unidvb: fix use-after-free at del_timer() When Universal DVB card is detaching, netup_unidvb_dma_fini() uses del_timer() to stop dma->timeout timer. But when timer handler netup_unidvb_dma_timeout() is running, del_timer() could not stop it. As a result, the use-after-free bug could happen. The process is shown below: (cleanup routine) | (timer routine) | mod_timer(&dev->tx_sim_timer, ..) netup_unidvb_finidev() | (wait a time) netup_unidvb_dma_fini() | netup_unidvb_dma_timeout() del_timer(&dma->timeout); | | ndev->pci_dev->dev //USE Fix by changing del_timer() to del_timer_sync().

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2844.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2444.3 ≤ v < 4.14.3164.3 ≤ v < 4.19.2844.3 ≤ v < 5.10.1814.3 ≤ v < 5.15.1134.3 ≤ v < 5.4.2444.3 ≤ v < 6.1.304.3 ≤ v < 6.3.44.3 ≤ v < 6.45.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1135.16 ≤ v < 6.1.305.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1816.2 ≤ v < 6.3.44.352b1eaf4c59a3bbd07afbb4ab4f43418a807d02e6.4 rc16.4 rc2
Vendor states this is fixed in 051af3f0b7d1cd8ab7f3e2523ad8ae1af44caba3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 07821524f67bf920342bc84ae8b3dea2a315a89e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0f5bb36bf9b39a2a96e730bf4455095b50713f63 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1550bcf2983ae1220cc8ab899a39a423fa7cb523 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 90229e9ee957d4514425e4a4d82c50ab5d57ac4d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c8f9c05e1ebcc9c7bc211cc8b74d8fb86a8756fc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in dd5c77814f290b353917df329f36de1472d47154 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f9982db735a8495eee14267cf193c806b957e942 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.316 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.284 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.181 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.113 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.244 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.30 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/051af3f0b7d1cd8ab7f3e2523ad8ae1af44caba3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07821524f67bf920342bc84ae8b3dea2a315a89e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f5bb36bf9b39a2a96e730bf4455095b50713f63
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1550bcf2983ae1220cc8ab899a39a423fa7cb523
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90229e9ee957d4514425e4a4d82c50ab5d57ac4d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8f9c05e1ebcc9c7bc211cc8b74d8fb86a8756fc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd5c77814f290b353917df329f36de1472d47154
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9982db735a8495eee14267cf193c806b957e942

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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