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High 7.8Published Dec 24, 2025
CVE-2023-54042powerpc/64s: Fix VAS mm use after free
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/64s: Fix VAS mm use after free The refcount on mm is dropped before the coprocessor is detached.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 7bc6f71bdff5f8921e324da0a8fad6f4e2e63a85 before f7d92313002b2d543500cc417d8079aaed1fb0a8; 7bc6f71bdff5f8921e324da0a8fad6f4e2e63a85 builds before 4e82f92c349ea603736ade1e814861c0182a55ad; from 7bc6f71bdff5f8921e324da0a8fad6f4e2e63a85 before db8657fdd53c5e3069149d7f957cb60e63027bb2; from 7bc6f71bdff5f8921e324da0a8fad6f4e2e63a85 before 421cd1544480f2458042fe7f4913a2069c4d7251; from 7bc6f71bdff5f8921e324da0a8fad6f4e2e63a85 before b4bda59b47879cce38a6ec5a01cd3cac702b5331 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7d92313002b2d543500cc417d8079aaed1fb0a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e82f92c349ea603736ade1e814861c0182a55ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8657fdd53c5e3069149d7f957cb60e63027bb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/421cd1544480f2458042fe7f4913a2069c4d7251
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4bda59b47879cce38a6ec5a01cd3cac702b5331
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