CVE-2023-53249
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-15
Last updated on: 2025-12-03
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.4 (inc) to 5.10.188 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.121 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.39 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.2 (inc) to 6.3.13 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.4 (inc) to 6.4.4 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a memory leak issue in the Linux kernel's clk-imx8mn driver. The problem occurs because the code uses of_iomap() and kzalloc() which do not automatically free allocated memory if an error happens. The fix involves using devm_of_iomap() and devm_kzalloc(), which automatically manage and free memory, preventing leaks.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The memory leak caused by this vulnerability can lead to increased memory usage and potential resource exhaustion on affected systems, which may degrade system performance or cause instability over time.