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CVE-2023-53651: Input: exc3000 - properly stop timer on shutdown

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-10-07 · updated 2026-10-30

Description

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 kernel: from 4.15 before 6.1.20; from 6.2 before 6.2.3 — fixed in 6.1.20, 6.2.3
• Linux: 4.15 — fixed in 6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.20, 6.2.3; Linux 6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0914496ec5ca04dfafe1a5d562477029b1f92b96
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526a177ac6353d65057eadb5d6edafc168f64484
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79c81d137d36f9635bbcbc3916c0cccb418a61dd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee57c20fc0ca5ef9b9a53a0335eab2ac9e9cae1

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