In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cxl/acpi: Fix a use-after-free in cxl_parse_cfmws()

KASAN and KFENCE detected an user-after-free in the CXL driver. This
happens in the cxl_decoder_add() fail path. KASAN prints the following
error:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in cxl_parse_cfmws (drivers/cxl/acpi.c:299)

This happens in cxl_parse_cfmws(), where put_device() is called,
releasing cxld, which is accessed later.

Use the local variables in the dev_err() instead of pointing to the
released memory. Since the dev_err() is printing a resource, change the open
coded print format to use the %pr format specifier.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Important


Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/acpi: Fix a use-after-free in cxl_parse_cfmws() KASAN and KFENCE detected an user-after-free in the CXL driver. This happens in the cxl_decoder_add() fail path. KASAN prints the following error: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in cxl_parse_cfmws (drivers/cxl/acpi.c:299) This happens in cxl_parse_cfmws(), where put_device() is called, releasing cxld, which is accessed later. Use the local variables in the dev_err() instead of pointing to the released memory. Since the dev_err() is printing a resource, change the open coded print format to use the %pr format specifier.
Title cxl/acpi: Fix a use-after-free in cxl_parse_cfmws()
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-01T11:42:47.987Z

Reserved: 2025-10-01T11:39:39.401Z

Link: CVE-2023-53479

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-01T12:15:50.447

Modified: 2026-01-20T16:37:30.697

Link: CVE-2023-53479

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53479 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-02T08:39:51Z

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