CVE-2023-54186

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: altmodes/displayport: fix pin_assignment_show This patch fixes negative indexing of buf array in pin_assignment_show when get_current_pin_assignments returns 0 i.e. no compatible pin assignments are found. BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in pin_assignment_show+0x26c/0x33c ... Call trace: dump_backtrace+0x110/0x204 dump_stack_lvl+0x84/0xbc print_report+0x358/0x974 kasan_report+0x9c/0xfc __do_kernel_fault+0xd4/0x2d4 do_bad_area+0x48/0x168 do_tag_check_fault+0x24/0x38 do_mem_abort+0x6c/0x14c el1_abort+0x44/0x68 el1h_64_sync_handler+0x64/0xa4 el1h_64_sync+0x78/0x7c pin_assignment_show+0x26c/0x33c dev_attr_show+0x50/0xc0

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08bd1be1c716fd50a7df48f82dcbc59a103082b5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e61a7432fcd4bca06f05b7f1c7d7cb461880fe2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f9c0a7c272626cb6716ffc7800e8c73260cdce6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54ee23e4ab263a495ace1eed43d3883212ece17f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8f28269dd4bf9b55c3fb376ae31512730a96fce
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc0e18f95c88435bd8a1ceb540243cd7fbcd9781
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff466f77d0a56719979c4234abd412abd98eae8f

Configurations

No configuration.

History

04 Aug 2026, 11:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8

30 Dec 2025, 13:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-12-30 13:16

Updated : 2026-08-04 11:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-54186

Mitre link : CVE-2023-54186

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-54186

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

No CWE.

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