# CVE-2023-54270: media: usb: siano: Fix use after free bugs caused by do_submit_urb > A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Siano USB media driver allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges. - **Severity:** Not scored - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 30 Dec 2025 - **Updated:** 11 May 2026 - **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-54270, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54270, GHSA-6jgm-8895-m249, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54270 ## What is CVE-2023-54270? CVE-2023-54270 is an use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 30 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: usb: siano: Fix use after free bugs caused by do_submit_urb There are UAF bugs caused by do_submit_urb(). One of the KASan reports is shown below: [ 36.403605] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890 [ 36.406105] Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880059600e8 by task kworker/0:2/49 [ 36.408316] [ 36.408867] CPU: 0 PID: 49 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc3-15798-g5a41237ad1d4-dir8 [ 36.411696] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g15584 [ 36.416157] Workqueue: 0x0 (events) [ 36.417654] Call Trace: [ 36.418546] [ 36.419320] dump_stack_lvl+0x96/0xd0 [ 36.420522] print_address_description+0x75/0x350 [ 36.421992] print_report+0x11b/0x250 [ 36.423174] ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x87/0xd0 [ 36.424806] ? __virt_addr_valid+0xcf/0x170 [ 36.426069] ? worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890 [ 36.427355] kasan_report+0x131/0x160 [ 36.428556] ? worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890 [ 36.430053] worker_thread+0x4a2/0x890 [ 36.431297] ? worker_clr_flags+0x90/0x90 [ 36.432479] kthread+0x166/0x190 [ 36.433493] ? kthread_blkcg+0x50/0x50 [ 36.434669] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 36.435923] [ 36.436684] [ 36.437215] Allocated by task 24: [ 36.438289] kasan_set_track+0x50/0x80 [ 36.439436] __kasan_kmalloc+0x89/0xa0 [ 36.440566] smsusb_probe+0x374/0xc90 [ 36.441920] usb_probe_interface+0x2d1/0x4c0 [ 36.443253] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580 [ 36.444539] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130 [ 36.446085] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220 [ 36.447423] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0 [ 36.448931] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110 [ 36.450217] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0 [ 36.451470] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0 [ 36.452563] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0 [ 36.453830] usb_set_configuration+0xc63/0xe10 [ 36.455230] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x3b/0x80 [ 36.456166] printk: console [ttyGS0] disabled [ 36.456569] usb_probe_device+0x90/0x110 [ 36.459523] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580 [ 36.461027] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130 [ 36.462465] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220 [ 36.463847] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0 [ 36.465229] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110 [ 36.466466] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0 [ 36.467799] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0 [ 36.469010] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0 [ 36.470125] usb_new_device+0x863/0xa00 [ 36.471374] hub_event+0x18c7/0x2220 [ 36.472746] process_one_work+0x34c/0x5b0 [ 36.474041] worker_thread+0x4b7/0x890 [ 36.475216] kthread+0x166/0x190 [ 36.476267] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 36.477447] [ 36.478160] Freed by task 24: [ 36.479239] kasan_set_track+0x50/0x80 [ 36.480512] kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x40 [ 36.481808] ____kasan_slab_free+0x122/0x1a0 [ 36.483173] __kmem_cache_free+0xc4/0x200 [ 36.484563] smsusb_term_device+0xcd/0xf0 [ 36.485896] smsusb_probe+0xc85/0xc90 [ 36.486976] usb_probe_interface+0x2d1/0x4c0 [ 36.488303] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580 [ 36.489498] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130 [ 36.491140] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220 [ 36.492475] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0 [ 36.493988] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110 [ 36.495171] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0 [ 36.496617] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0 [ 36.497875] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0 [ 36.498972] usb_set_configuration+0xc63/0xe10 [ 36.500264] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x3b/0x80 [ 36.501740] usb_probe_device+0x90/0x110 [ 36.503084] really_probe+0x1d5/0x580 [ 36.504241] __driver_probe_device+0xe3/0x130 [ 36.505548] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x220 [ 36.506766] __device_attach_driver+0x19e/0x1b0 [ 36.508368] bus_for_each_drv+0xcb/0x110 [ 36.509646] __device_attach+0x132/0x1f0 [ 36.510911] bus_probe_device+0x59/0xf0 [ 36.512103] device_add+0x4ec/0x7b0 [ 36.513215] usb_new_device+0x863/0xa00 [ 36.514736] hub_event+0x18c7/0x2220 [ 36.516130] process_one_work+ ---truncated--- ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54270? ## How do I fix CVE-2023-54270? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2023-54270 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54270 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2023-54270 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-54270 is an use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 30 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54270 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54270/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54270/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54270 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54270 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-54270 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54270/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.