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

media: usb: siano: Fix use after free bugs caused by do_submit_urb

There are UAF bugs caused by do_submit_urb(). One of the KASan reports
is shown below:

[ 36.403605] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890
[ 36.406105] Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880059600e8 by task kworker/0:2/49
[ 36.408316]
[ 36.408867] CPU: 0 PID: 49 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc3-15798-g5a41237ad1d4-dir8
[ 36.411696] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g15584
[ 36.416157] Workqueue: 0x0 (events)
[ 36.417654] Call Trace:
[ 36.418546] <TASK>
[ 36.419320] dump_stack_lvl+0x96/0xd0
[ 36.420522] print_address_description+0x75/0x350
[ 36.421992] print_report+0x11b/0x250
[ 36.423174] ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x87/0xd0
[ 36.424806] ? __virt_addr_valid+0xcf/0x170
[ 36.426069] ? worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890
[ 36.427355] kasan_report+0x131/0x160
[ 36.428556] ? worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890
[ 36.430053] worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890
[ 36.431297] ? worker_clr_flags+0x90/0x90
[ 36.432479] kthread+0x166/0x190
[ 36.433493] ? kthread_blkcg+0x50/0x50
[ 36.434669] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
[ 36.435923] </TASK>
[ 36.436684]
[ 36.437215] Allocated by task 24:
[ 36.438289] kasan_set_track+0x50/0x80
[ 36.439436] __kasan_kmalloc+0x89/0xa0
[ 36.440566] smsusb_probe+0x374/0xc90
[ 36.441920] usb_probe_interface+0x2d1/0x4c0
[ 36.443253] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580
[ 36.444539] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130
[ 36.446085] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220
[ 36.447423] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0
[ 36.448931] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110
[ 36.450217] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0
[ 36.451470] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0
[ 36.452563] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0
[ 36.453830] usb_set_configuration+0xc63/0xe10
[ 36.455230] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x3b/0x80
[ 36.456166] printk: console [ttyGS0] disabled
[ 36.456569] usb_probe_device+0x90/0x110
[ 36.459523] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580
[ 36.461027] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130
[ 36.462465] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220
[ 36.463847] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0
[ 36.465229] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110
[ 36.466466] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0
[ 36.467799] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0
[ 36.469010] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0
[ 36.470125] usb_new_device+0x863/0xa00
[ 36.471374] hub_event+0x18c7/0x2220
[ 36.472746] process_one_work+0x34c/0x5b0
[ 36.474041] worker_thread+0x4b7/0x890
[ 36.475216] kthread+0x166/0x190
[ 36.476267] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
[ 36.477447]
[ 36.478160] Freed by task 24:
[ 36.479239] kasan_set_track+0x50/0x80
[ 36.480512] kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x40
[ 36.481808] ____kasan_slab_free+0x122/0x1a0
[ 36.483173] __kmem_cache_free+0xc4/0x200
[ 36.484563] smsusb_term_device+0xcd/0xf0
[ 36.485896] smsusb_probe+0xc85/0xc90
[ 36.486976] usb_probe_interface+0x2d1/0x4c0
[ 36.488303] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580
[ 36.489498] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130
[ 36.491140] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220
[ 36.492475] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0
[ 36.493988] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110
[ 36.495171] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0
[ 36.496617] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0
[ 36.497875] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0
[ 36.498972] usb_set_configuration+0xc63/0xe10
[ 36.500264] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x3b/0x80
[ 36.501740] usb_probe_device+0x90/0x110
[ 36.503084] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580
[ 36.504241] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130
[ 36.505548] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220
[ 36.506766] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0
[ 36.508368] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110
[ 36.509646] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0
[ 36.510911] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0
[ 36.512103] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0
[ 36.513215] usb_new_device+0x863/0xa00
[ 36.514736] hub_event+0x18c7/0x2220
[ 36.516130] process_one_work+
---truncated---

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00035.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
dd47fbd40e6ea6884e295e13a2e50b0894258fdf affected < c379272ea9c2ee36f0a1327b0fb8889c975093f7
dd47fbd40e6ea6884e295e13a2e50b0894258fdf affected < 1477b00ff582970df110fc9e15a5e2021acb9222
dd47fbd40e6ea6884e295e13a2e50b0894258fdf affected < a41bb59eff7a58a6772f84a5b70ad7ec26dad074
dd47fbd40e6ea6884e295e13a2e50b0894258fdf affected < 42f8ba8355682f6c4125b75503cac0cef4ac91d3
dd47fbd40e6ea6884e295e13a2e50b0894258fdf affected < 114f768e7314ca9e1fdbebe11267c4403e89e7f2
dd47fbd40e6ea6884e295e13a2e50b0894258fdf affected < 479796534a450fd44189080d51bebefa3b42c6fc
dd47fbd40e6ea6884e295e13a2e50b0894258fdf affected < 19aadf0eb70edae7180285dbb9bfa237d1ddb34d
dd47fbd40e6ea6884e295e13a2e50b0894258fdf affected < ebad8e731c1c06adf04621d6fd327b860c0861b5
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
4.6 affected —
0 unaffected < 4.6
4.14.308 unaffected ≤ 4.14.*
4.19.276 unaffected ≤ 4.19.*
5.4.235 unaffected ≤ 5.4.*
5.10.173 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.99 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.16 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.2.3 unaffected ≤ 6.2.*
6.3 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/114f768e7314ca9e1fdbebe11267c4403e89e7f2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1477b00ff582970df110fc9e15a5e2021acb9222 cve-icon cve-icon
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42f8ba8355682f6c4125b75503cac0cef4ac91d3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/479796534a450fd44189080d51bebefa3b42c6fc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41bb59eff7a58a6772f84a5b70ad7ec26dad074 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c379272ea9c2ee36f0a1327b0fb8889c975093f7 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebad8e731c1c06adf04621d6fd327b860c0861b5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025123000-CVE-2023-54270-cdd0@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54270 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54270 cve-icon
History

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: usb: siano: Fix use after free bugs caused by do_submit_urb There are UAF bugs caused by do_submit_urb(). One of the KASan reports is shown below: [ 36.403605] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890 [ 36.406105] Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880059600e8 by task kworker/0:2/49 [ 36.408316] [ 36.408867] CPU: 0 PID: 49 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc3-15798-g5a41237ad1d4-dir8 [ 36.411696] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g15584 [ 36.416157] Workqueue: 0x0 (events) [ 36.417654] Call Trace: [ 36.418546] <TASK> [ 36.419320] dump_stack_lvl+0x96/0xd0 [ 36.420522] print_address_description+0x75/0x350 [ 36.421992] print_report+0x11b/0x250 [ 36.423174] ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x87/0xd0 [ 36.424806] ? __virt_addr_valid+0xcf/0x170 [ 36.426069] ? worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890 [ 36.427355] kasan_report+0x131/0x160 [ 36.428556] ? worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890 [ 36.430053] worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890 [ 36.431297] ? worker_clr_flags+0x90/0x90 [ 36.432479] kthread+0x166/0x190 [ 36.433493] ? kthread_blkcg+0x50/0x50 [ 36.434669] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 36.435923] </TASK> [ 36.436684] [ 36.437215] Allocated by task 24: [ 36.438289] kasan_set_track+0x50/0x80 [ 36.439436] __kasan_kmalloc+0x89/0xa0 [ 36.440566] smsusb_probe+0x374/0xc90 [ 36.441920] usb_probe_interface+0x2d1/0x4c0 [ 36.443253] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580 [ 36.444539] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130 [ 36.446085] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220 [ 36.447423] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0 [ 36.448931] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110 [ 36.450217] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0 [ 36.451470] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0 [ 36.452563] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0 [ 36.453830] usb_set_configuration+0xc63/0xe10 [ 36.455230] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x3b/0x80 [ 36.456166] printk: console [ttyGS0] disabled [ 36.456569] usb_probe_device+0x90/0x110 [ 36.459523] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580 [ 36.461027] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130 [ 36.462465] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220 [ 36.463847] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0 [ 36.465229] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110 [ 36.466466] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0 [ 36.467799] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0 [ 36.469010] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0 [ 36.470125] usb_new_device+0x863/0xa00 [ 36.471374] hub_event+0x18c7/0x2220 [ 36.472746] process_one_work+0x34c/0x5b0 [ 36.474041] worker_thread+0x4b7/0x890 [ 36.475216] kthread+0x166/0x190 [ 36.476267] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 36.477447] [ 36.478160] Freed by task 24: [ 36.479239] kasan_set_track+0x50/0x80 [ 36.480512] kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x40 [ 36.481808] ____kasan_slab_free+0x122/0x1a0 [ 36.483173] __kmem_cache_free+0xc4/0x200 [ 36.484563] smsusb_term_device+0xcd/0xf0 [ 36.485896] smsusb_probe+0xc85/0xc90 [ 36.486976] usb_probe_interface+0x2d1/0x4c0 [ 36.488303] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580 [ 36.489498] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130 [ 36.491140] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220 [ 36.492475] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0 [ 36.493988] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110 [ 36.495171] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0 [ 36.496617] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0 [ 36.497875] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0 [ 36.498972] usb_set_configuration+0xc63/0xe10 [ 36.500264] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x3b/0x80 [ 36.501740] usb_probe_device+0x90/0x110 [ 36.503084] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580 [ 36.504241] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130 [ 36.505548] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220 [ 36.506766] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0 [ 36.508368] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110 [ 36.509646] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0 [ 36.510911] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0 [ 36.512103] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0 [ 36.513215] usb_new_device+0x863/0xa00 [ 36.514736] hub_event+0x18c7/0x2220 [ 36.516130] process_one_work+ ---truncated---
Title media: usb: siano: Fix use after free bugs caused by do_submit_urb
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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-30T12:16:00.990Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.519Z

Link: CVE-2023-54270

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:15.860

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:42:43.210

Link: CVE-2023-54270

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-54270 - Bugzilla

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