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.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
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
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.15%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 4
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact65 %
Vulnerabilidad en kernel Linux que requiere acceso local (AV:L, PR:L) sin interacción. KASAN detecta use-after-free que podría causar DoS o escalada. Sin interacción usuario, AV:L indica T1068.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- 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
JSON original (NVD)
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: typec: altmodes/displayport: fix pin_assignment_show\n\nThis patch fixes negative indexing of buf array in pin_assignment_show\nwhen get_current_pin_assignments returns 0 i.e. no compatible pin\nassignments are found.\n\nBUG: KASAN: use-after-free in pin_assignment_show+0x26c/0x33c\n...\nCall trace:\ndump_backtrace+0x110/0x204\ndump_stack_lvl+0x84/0xbc\nprint_report+0x358/0x974\nkasan_report+0x9c/0xfc\n__do_kernel_fault+0xd4/0x2d4\ndo_bad_area+0x48/0x168\ndo_tag_check_fault+0x24/0x38\ndo_mem_abort+0x6c/0x14c\nel1_abort+0x44/0x68\nel1h_64_sync_handler+0x64/0xa4\nel1h_64_sync+0x78/0x7c\npin_assignment_show+0x26c/0x33c\ndev_attr_show+0x50/0xc0"
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