CVE-2023-53263 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Nouveau display driver, specifically within the nouveau_connector_create function's error handling. This flaw, affecting Linux kernel versions, stems from improper cleanup after calling drm_connector_init, potentially leading to memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it presents a local attack vector with low complexity, allowing an authenticated attacker to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0, < 6.1.47CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2, < 6.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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