CVE-2023-54042 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00018.

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Vendors	Products
Linux Subscribe	Linux Kernel Subscribe

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Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/421cd1544480f2458042fe7f4913a2069c4d7251
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e82f92c349ea603736ade1e814861c0182a55ad
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4bda59b47879cce38a6ec5a01cd3cac702b5331
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8657fdd53c5e3069149d7f957cb60e63027bb2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7d92313002b2d543500cc417d8079aaed1fb0a8

History

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		powerpc/64s: Fix VAS mm use after free
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/421cd1544480f2458042fe7f4913a2069c4d7251 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e82f92c349ea603736ade1e814861c0182a55ad https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4bda59b47879cce38a6ec5a01cd3cac702b5331 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8657fdd53c5e3069149d7f957cb60e63027bb2 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7d92313002b2d543500cc417d8079aaed1fb0a8

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-12-24T10:56:07.565Z

Updated: 2025-12-24T10:56:07.565Z

Reserved: 2025-12-24T10:53:46.181Z

Link: CVE-2023-54042

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-24T11:15:57.187

Modified: 2025-12-24T11:15:57.187

Link: CVE-2023-54042

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Weaknesses

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