CVE-2023-53797

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Aug 4, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

HID: wacom: Use ktime_t rather than int when dealing with timestamps

Code which interacts with timestamps needs to use the ktime_t type returned by functions like ktime_get. The int type does not offer enough space to store these values, and attempting to use it is a recipe for problems. In this particular case, overflows would occur when calculating/storing timestamps leading to incorrect values being reported to userspace. In some cases these bad timestamps cause input handling in userspace to appear hung.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 9, 2025
Last modified
Aug 4, 2026
NVD status
Deferred

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CVE-2023-53797: High severity, CVSS 7.1 | Vulnix