What is CVE-2023-54210?

CVE-2023-54210 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and patched in 6.1.42, 6.4.7 and 6.5. CVE-2023-54210 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-54210?

CVE-2023-54210 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54210?

Yes, CVE-2023-54210 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.42, 6.4.7 and 6.5. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-54210 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-54210 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-54210

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Avoid use-after-free in dbg for hci_remove_adv_monitor() KASAN reports that there's a use-after-free in hci_remove_adv_monitor(). Trawling through the disassembly, you can see that the complaint is from the access in bt_dev_dbg() under the HCI_ADV_MONITOR_EXT_MSFT case. The problem case happens because msft_remove_monitor() can end up freeing the monitor structure. Specifically: hci_remove_adv_monitor() -> msft_remove_monitor() -> msft_remove_monitor_sync() -> msft_le_cancel_monitor_advertisement_cb() -> hci_free_adv_monitor() Let's fix the problem by just stashing the relevant data when it's still valid.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-30

Last modified 2026-08-04

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.42, 6.4.7, 6.5 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.0

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.42 6.1.x ✓ 6.4.7 6.4.x ✓ 6.5

References

3 total

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-54210

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-12-30

Modified 2026-08-04

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-54210?

CVE-2023-54210 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and has been patched in 6.1.42, 6.4.7 and 6.5. CVE-2023-54210 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-54210?

CVE-2023-54210 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54210?

Yes. CVE-2023-54210 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.42, 6.4.7 and 6.5. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-54210 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-54210 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.