CVE-2023-54042Linux vulnerability

7 documents6 sources
Severity
4.7MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.57%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 24

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.

Affected Packages4 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel5.14.05.15.121+3
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.52-1+2
CVEListV5linux/linux7bc6f71bdff5f8921e324da0a8fad6f4e2e63a85f7d92313002b2d543500cc417d8079aaed1fb0a8+5
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
powerpc/64s: Fix VAS mm use after free2025-12-24
OSV
CVE-2023-54042: 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 co2025-12-24
GHSA
GHSA-xm2r-rc6j-6pp4: 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 the2025-12-24

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: powerpc/64s: Fix VAS mm use after free2025-12-24
Debian
CVE-2023-54042: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/64s...2023

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2023-54042 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz