---
id: CVE-2023-35823
title: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.2
summary: >-
  An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.2. A use-after-free was
  found in saa7134_finidev in drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-core.c.
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-362
  - CWE-416
  - CWE-362
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.283'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.243'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.180'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.111'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.28'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.2.15'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.3, < 6.3.2'
  - debian_linux = 10.0
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.3.2
published: '2023-06-18'
updated: '2026-08-26'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35823'
references:
  - url: 'https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.2'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=30cf57da176cca80f11df0d9b7f71581fe601389
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lore.kernel.org/all/49bb0b6a-e669-d4e7-d742-a19d2763e947%40xs4all.nl/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230318085023.832510-1-zyytlz.wz%40163.com/t/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230803-0002/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.2'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=30cf57da176cca80f11df0d9b7f71581fe601389
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lore.kernel.org/all/49bb0b6a-e669-d4e7-d742-a19d2763e947%40xs4all.nl/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230318085023.832510-1-zyytlz.wz%40163.com/t/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230803-0002/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.002
epssPercentile: 0.10198
ingestedAt: '2026-08-26T19:48:32.598Z'
---

## Overview

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.2. A use-after-free was found in saa7134_finidev in drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-core.c.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.283`
- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.243`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.180`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.111`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.28`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.2.15`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.3, < 6.3.2`
- `debian_linux = 10.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.3.2`