---
id: CVE-2023-53651
title: 'Input: exc3000 - properly stop timer on shutdown'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  Input: exc3000 - properly stop timer on shutdown

  We need to stop the timer on driver unbind or probe failures, otherwise
  we get UAF/Oops.
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'
cvssSource: cna
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 7e577a17f2eefeef32f1106ebf91e7cd143ba654 <
    0914496ec5ca04dfafe1a5d562477029b1f92b96
  - >-
    Linux >= 7e577a17f2eefeef32f1106ebf91e7cd143ba654 <
    526a177ac6353d65057eadb5d6edafc168f64484
  - >-
    Linux >= 7e577a17f2eefeef32f1106ebf91e7cd143ba654 <
    bee57c20fc0ca5ef9b9a53a0335eab2ac9e9cae1
  - >-
    Linux >= 7e577a17f2eefeef32f1106ebf91e7cd143ba654 <
    79c81d137d36f9635bbcbc3916c0cccb418a61dd
  - Linux 4.15
published: '2025-10-07'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T12:17:32.625Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53651'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0914496ec5ca04dfafe1a5d562477029b1f92b96'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526a177ac6353d65057eadb5d6edafc168f64484'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee57c20fc0ca5ef9b9a53a0335eab2ac9e9cae1'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79c81d137d36f9635bbcbc3916c0cccb418a61dd'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00213
epssPercentile: 0.11627
ingestedAt: '2026-11-03T11:43:15.787Z'
---

## Overview

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

Input: exc3000 - properly stop timer on shutdown

We need to stop the timer on driver unbind or probe failures, otherwise
we get UAF/Oops.

## Affected

- `Linux >= 7e577a17f2eefeef32f1106ebf91e7cd143ba654 < 0914496ec5ca04dfafe1a5d562477029b1f92b96`
- `Linux >= 7e577a17f2eefeef32f1106ebf91e7cd143ba654 < 526a177ac6353d65057eadb5d6edafc168f64484`
- `Linux >= 7e577a17f2eefeef32f1106ebf91e7cd143ba654 < bee57c20fc0ca5ef9b9a53a0335eab2ac9e9cae1`
- `Linux >= 7e577a17f2eefeef32f1106ebf91e7cd143ba654 < 79c81d137d36f9635bbcbc3916c0cccb418a61dd`
- `Linux 4.15`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.