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## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2023-6546"
idYear: 2023
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2023-12-21T20:01:03.217Z"
updatedAt: "2026-08-06T19:08:45.886Z"
importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:57:03.413Z"
snapshot: {"id":"cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline","at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","source":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"}
url: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2023-6546"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2023-6546.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6546"
title: "Kernel: gsm multiplexing race condition leads to privilege escalation"
summary: "A race condition was found in the GSM 0710 tty multiplexor in the Linux kernel. This issue occurs when two threads execute the GSMIOC_SETCONF ioctl on the same tty file descriptor with the gsm line discipline enabled, and can lead to a use-after-free problem on a struct gsm_dlci while restarting the gsm mux. This could allow a local unprivileged user to escalate their privileges on the system."
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