Use-After-Free in Service for Hardware Support App for Fingerprint Driver
Priority LOW 24CWE-414Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Missing lock check in SynHsaService may create a use-after-free condition which causes abnormal termination of the service, resulting in denial of service for the Synaptics Hardware Support App.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00156 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Synaptics Fingerprint Driver (Synaptics): 6.0.64.1105, 6.0.39.1136
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synaptics | Synaptics Fingerprint Driver | 6.0.0.1105 to before 6.0.64.1105; 6.0.0.1136 to before 6.0.39.1136 | 6.0.64.1105, 6.0.39.1136 | Patch available | CNA |
- Synaptics Fingerprint Driver VendorSynaptics Affected 6.0.0.1105 to before 6.0.64.1105; 6.0.0.1136 to before 6.0.39.1136 Fixed in 6.0.64.1105, 6.0.39.1136 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Synaptics Fingerprint Driver (Synaptics) Fixed in 6.0.64.1105, 6.0.39.1136
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5447
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-frfw-jrj7-8fg6
References
More Synaptics vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07124 Incorrect access control in the CxUtilSvc component of the Synaptics Sound Device drivers… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-10466 Caphyon Ltd Advanced Installer 19.3 and earlier and many products that use the updater… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-08502 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in CxUIUSvc service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-13465 Incorrect parameter validation in the synaTee component of Synaptics WBF drivers using an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-02615 synaTEE.signed.dll Out-Of-Bounds Heap Write CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-10792 Co-Installer Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
Sources
- CVE-2023-5447 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5447 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-frfw-jrj7-8fg6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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