CVE-2023-53651: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: exc3000 - properly stop timer on shutdown We need to stop the timer on driver unbind or probe failures, otherwise we get UAF/Oops.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 4.15, before 6.1.20 (fixed in 6.1.20); from 6.2, before 6.2.3 (fixed in 6.2.3)

Published 2025-10-07. Last modified 2026-08-04.