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CVE-2023-54042— powerpc/64s: Fix VAS mm use after free

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在分离协处理器之前释放了VAS mm的引用计数，可能导致释放后重用。

CVSS 7.8 · High EPSS 0.14% · P3

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Affected Version Matrix 12

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 7bc6f71bdff5f8921e324da0a8fad6f4e2e63a85< f7d92313002b2d543500cc417d8079aaed1fb0a8 affected
7bc6f71bdff5f8921e324da0a8fad6f4e2e63a85< 4e82f92c349ea603736ade1e814861c0182a55ad affected
7bc6f71bdff5f8921e324da0a8fad6f4e2e63a85< db8657fdd53c5e3069149d7f957cb60e63027bb2 affected
7bc6f71bdff5f8921e324da0a8fad6f4e2e63a85< 421cd1544480f2458042fe7f4913a2069c4d7251 affected
7bc6f71bdff5f8921e324da0a8fad6f4e2e63a85< b4bda59b47879cce38a6ec5a01cd3cac702b5331 affected
5.14 affected
< 5.14 unaffected
5.15.121≤ 5.15.* unaffected
… +4 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-54042

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Vulnerability Title
powerpc/64s: Fix VAS mm use after free
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/64s: Fix VAS mm use after free The refcount on mm is dropped before the coprocessor is detached.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在分离协处理器之前释放了VAS mm的引用计数，可能导致释放后重用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 7bc6f71bdff5f8921e324da0a8fad6f4e2e63a85 ~ f7d92313002b2d543500cc417d8079aaed1fb0a8 -
Linux Linux 5.14 -

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Other References for CVE-2023-54042 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-12-24 · 322 CVEs total

CVE-2025-68741 9.8 CRITICAL scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing of purex item
CVE-2023-53867 9.8 CRITICAL ceph: fix potential use-after-free bug when trimming caps
CVE-2025-68745 9.8 CRITICAL scsi: qla2xxx: Clear cmds after chip reset
CVE-2025-68726 9.8 CRITICAL crypto: aead - Fix reqsize handling
CVE-2023-54094 9.8 CRITICAL net: prevent skb corruption on frag list segmentation
CVE-2023-54090 9.8 CRITICAL ixgbe: Fix panic during XDP_TX with > 64 CPUs
CVE-2022-50717 9.8 CRITICAL nvmet-tcp: add bounds check on Transfer Tag
CVE-2023-54076 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: fix missed ses refcounting
CVE-2025-68359 9.8 CRITICAL btrfs: fix double free of qgroup record after failure to add delayed ref head
CVE-2023-53996 9.3 CRITICAL x86/sev: Make enc_dec_hypercall() accept a size instead of npages
CVE-2023-54071 8.8 HIGH wifi: rtw88: use work to update rate to avoid RCU warning
CVE-2023-54120 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: Fix race condition in hidp_session_thread
CVE-2023-54043 8.8 HIGH iommufd: Do not add the same hwpt to the ioas->hwpt_list twice
CVE-2022-50732 8.8 HIGH staging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx()
CVE-2023-54092 8.8 HIGH KVM: s390: pv: fix index value of replaced ASCE
CVE-2023-54060 8.8 HIGH iommufd: Set end correctly when doing batch carry
CVE-2025-68736 8.8 HIGH landlock: Fix handling of disconnected directories
CVE-2023-54040 8.8 HIGH ice: fix wrong fallback logic for FDIR
CVE-2023-53986 8.6 HIGH mips: bmips: BCM6358: disable RAC flush for TP1
CVE-2022-50746 8.4 HIGH erofs: validate the extent length for uncompressed pclusters

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