CVE-2023-54222

Local kernel-memory disclosure via event-ID bounds check

Published Dec 30, 2025 · Updated Dec 30, 2025

Out-of-bounds read in the Tegra194 HTE driver in Linux 5.19 allows local users to read adjacent kernel memory via an invalid event ID. The tegra_hte_map_to_line_id() function accepts an event ID equal to map_sz because its upper-bound check uses > instead of >=, then indexes one element past the mapping array. Reachability requires a Tegra194 HTE provider and low-privileged local access; the published SUSE assessment limits the consequence to kernel-memory disclosure.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds read in the Tegra194 HTE driver in Linux 5.19 allows local users to read adjacent kernel memory via an invalid event ID. The tegra_hte_map_to_line_id() function accepts an event ID equal to map_sz because its upper-bound check uses > instead of >=, then indexes one element past the mapping array. Reachability requires a Tegra194 HTE provider and low-privileged local access; the published SUSE assessment limits the consequence to kernel-memory disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-54222
Published
Dec 30, 2025
Updated
Dec 30, 2025
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=09574cca6ad649f84ba804caf63a5aefe0202834 <2a488602e3f09ef9e50feb5448ae46515a6fa789
  2. Affected versionversion=09574cca6ad649f84ba804caf63a5aefe0202834 <aedc364a7c9cd2fb45b4f7c0a41c98365369ff46
  3. Affected versionversion=09574cca6ad649f84ba804caf63a5aefe0202834 <e078180d66848a6a890daf0a3ce28dc43cc66790
  4. Affected versionversion=09574cca6ad649f84ba804caf63a5aefe0202834 <fed87ce073c7b9f4f255105f90bd930df06d18a7
  5. Affected versionversion=5.19

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=09574cca6ad649f84ba804caf63a5aefe0202834 <2a488602e3f09ef9e50feb5448ae46515a6fa789; version=09574cca6ad649f84ba804caf63a5aefe0202834 <aedc364a7c9cd2fb45b4f7c0a41c98365369ff46; version=09574cca6ad649f84ba804caf63a5aefe0202834 <e078180d66848a6a890daf0a3ce28dc43cc66790; version=09574cca6ad649f84ba804caf63a5aefe0202834 <fed87ce073c7b9f4f255105f90bd930df06d18a7; version=5.19

Published CVSS scores

5.5SUSECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.8SUSECVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.5Amazon LinuxCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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