CVE-2023-53573
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Publication date: 2025-10-04
Last updated on: 2026-03-21
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.3 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in the Linux kernel involves an issue with the clock (clk) subsystem for the rs9 platform. A previous change disabled the cache without removing cache synchronization in the resume path, which caused a kernel panic because the cache operations pointer (map->cache_ops) was unset due to REGCACHE_NONE. The fix re-enables the flat cache to support resume functionality and ensures that hardware register defaults are properly read, preventing the kernel panic during suspend/resume cycles.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can cause a kernel panic during the suspend/resume process on affected Linux systems, leading to system crashes and potential data loss or service interruption.