Review reviewHigh

CVE-2023-54210

Linux

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Avoid use-after-free in dbg for hci_remove_adv_monitor() KASAN reports that there's a use-after-free in hci_remove_adv_monitor(). Trawling through the disassembly, you can see that the complaint is from the access in bt_dev_dbg() under the HCI_ADV_MONITOR_EXT_MSFT case. The problem case happens because msft_remove_monitor() can end up freeing the monitor structure. Specifically: hci_remove_adv_monitor() -> msft_remove_monitor() -> msft_remove_monitor_sync() -> msft_le_cancel_monitor_advertisement_cb() -...

CVSS: 7.8
EPSS: 0.13%
CISA KEV: Not listed
Published: 2025.12.30

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV

Exploit probability0.13%

Technical severityCVSS 7.8

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: Linux
Affected versions: >= 7cf5c2978f23fdbb2dd7b4e8b07e362ae2d8211c < 0d4d6b083da9b033ddccef72d77f373c819ae3ea, >= 7cf5c2978f23fdbb2dd7b4e8b07e362ae2d8211c < bf00c2c8f6254f44ac041aa9a311ae9e0caf692b, >= 7cf5c2978f23fdbb2dd7b4e8b07e362ae2d8211c < de6dfcefd107667ce2dbedf4d9337f5ed557a4a1, >= 6.0
Fixed versions: No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

1
Identify
Confirm that Linux and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: Not available