---
id: CVE-2023-53039
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  HID: intel-ish-hid: ipc: Fix potential use-after-free in work function

  When a reset notify IPC message is received, the ISR schedules a work
  function and passes the IS…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  HID: intel-ish-hid: ipc: Fix potential use-after-free in work function

  When a reset notify IPC message is received, the ISR schedules a work
  function and passes the IS…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-416
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.9, < 5.15.105'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.22'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.2.9'
  - linux_kernel = 6.3
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.2.9
published: '2025-05-02'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T22:17:35.783'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53039'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a594cb490ca6232671fc09e2dc1a0fc7ccbb0b5'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ae2f2b0a28416ed2f6d8478ac8b9f7862f36785'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c1d378b8c224fd50247625255f09fc01dcc5836'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3ce3afd9f791dd1b7daedfcf8c396b60af5dec0'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00207
epssPercentile: 0.10665
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-15T21:33:12.390467Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T22:48:25.386Z'
---

## Overview

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

HID: intel-ish-hid: ipc: Fix potential use-after-free in work function

When a reset notify IPC message is received, the ISR schedules a work
function and passes the ISHTP device to it via a global pointer
ishtp_dev. If ish_probe() fails, the devm-managed device resources
including ishtp_dev are freed, but the work is not cancelled, causing a
use-after-free when the work function tries to access ishtp_dev. Use
devm_work_autocancel() instead, so that the work is automatically
cancelled if probe fails.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 4.9, < 5.15.105`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.22`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.2.9`
- `linux_kernel = 6.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.2.9`