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Publication date: 2025-10-01

Last updated on: 2025-10-02

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: imxfb: Removed unneeded release_mem_region Remove unnecessary release_mem_region from the error path to prevent mem region from being released twice, which could avoid resource leak or other unexpected issues.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-10-01

Last Modified

2025-10-02

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-01

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2023-53448

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
linux	linux_kernel	*

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves the Linux kernel's fbdev imxfb driver where an unnecessary call to release_mem_region was present in an error path. Removing this redundant call prevents the memory region from being released twice, which could otherwise lead to resource leaks or other unexpected issues.

Impact Analysis

If the memory region is released twice due to this vulnerability, it could cause resource leaks or other unexpected behavior in the system, potentially leading to instability or degraded performance.

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