CVE-2023-53544 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the cpufreq driver within the Linux kernel, specifically affecting the davinci component. This flaw, rated 7.8 HIGH, allows a local attacker with low privileges to potentially achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts by exploiting a timing window where freed clock resources are accessed. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.6.33, < 4.14.308CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.15, < 6.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2, < 6.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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