CVE-2023-54202

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915: fix race condition UAF in i915_perf_add_config_ioctl Userspace can guess the id value and try to race oa_config object creation with config remove, resulting in a use-after-free if we dereference the object after unlocking the metrics_lock. For that reason, unlocking the metrics_lock must be done after we are done dereferencing the object. [tursulin: Manually added stable tag.] (cherry picked from commit 49f6f6483b652108bcb73accd0204a464b922395)

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2025-12-30
Last modified 2026-04-15
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.108, 6.1.24, 6.2.11, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 4.14
Fixed in
✓ 5.15.108 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.24 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.11 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-54202 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2023-54202?

    CVE-2023-54202 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.14 onward and has been patched in 5.15.108, 6.1.24, 6.2.11 and others. CVE-2023-54202 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54202?

    Yes — CVE-2023-54202 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.108, 6.1.24, 6.2.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2023-54202 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2023-54202 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.