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CVE-2023-53386· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

Bluetooth: Fix potential use-after-free when clear keys

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: Fix potential use-after-free when clear keys Similar to commit c5d2b6fa26b5 ("Bluetooth: Fix use-after-free in hci_remove_ltk/hci_remove_irk"). We can not access k after kfree_rcu() call.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 18, 2025
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 3th percentile
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.8
CNA · Linux
7.8
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel5.7 and later · before 5.10.195
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.132
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.53
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.4.16
  • linux linux kernel6.5 and later · before 6.5.3

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 5.7affected
    • d7d41682efc25d58b5bd8b80e85e3c9ce586635c and later · before e87da6a0ac6e631454e7da53a76aa9fe44aaa5ddaffected · git
    • d7d41682efc25d58b5bd8b80e85e3c9ce586635c and later · before 942d8cefb022f384d5424f8b90c7878f3f93726faffected · git
    • d7d41682efc25d58b5bd8b80e85e3c9ce586635c and later · before 94617b736c25091b60e514e2e7aeafcbbee6b700affected · git
    • d7d41682efc25d58b5bd8b80e85e3c9ce586635c and later · before da19f35868dfbecfff4f81166c054d2656cb1be4affected · git
    • d7d41682efc25d58b5bd8b80e85e3c9ce586635c and later · before 35cc42f04bc49f0656f6840cb7451b3df6049649affected · git
    • d7d41682efc25d58b5bd8b80e85e3c9ce586635c and later · before 3673952cf0c6cf81b06c66a0b788abeeb02ff3aeaffected · git
    • before 5.7not affected · semver
    • 5.10.195 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
    • 5.15.132 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
AlmaLinux:8bpftoolbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernelbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-abi-stablelistsbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-corebefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-cross-headersbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debugbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-corebefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-develbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modulesbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules-extrabefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-develbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-docbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-headersbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modulesbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules-extrabefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rtbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-corebefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debugbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-corebefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-develbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modulesbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules-extrabefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-develbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_10
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modulesbefore 4.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_104.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_10

+96

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux35cc42f04bc49f0656f6840cb7451b3df6049649Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux3673952cf0c6cf81b06c66a0b788abeeb02ff3aeVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux942d8cefb022f384d5424f8b90c7878f3f93726fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux94617b736c25091b60e514e2e7aeafcbbee6b700Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxda19f35868dfbecfff4f81166c054d2656cb1be4Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxe87da6a0ac6e631454e7da53a76aa9fe44aaa5ddVendor (CNA)
almalinux:bpftool4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-abi-stablelists4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-core4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-cross-headers4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-debug4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-debug-core4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-debug-devel4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-debug-modules4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-devel4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:kernel-doc4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux6.1.55-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:bpftool0:4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bpftool-debuginfo0:4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel0:4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-abi-stablelists0:4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-core0:4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug0:4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-core0:4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo0:4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-devel0:4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-modules0:4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-modules-extra0:4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

c
free(dev->buf);/* ... another thread is still running ... */process(dev->buf);

Fixed

c
lock(&dev->lock);free(dev->buf);dev->buf = NULL;unlock(&dev->lock);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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