CVE-2023-53650
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Publication date: 2025-10-07
Last updated on: 2026-02-03
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: omapfb: lcd_mipid: Fix an error handling path in mipid_spi_probe()
If 'mipid_detect()' fails, we must free 'md' to avoid a memory leak.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| 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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's framebuffer driver for OMAP devices (omapfb), specifically in the lcd_mipid component. When the function mipid_detect() fails during the mipid_spi_probe() process, the allocated memory 'md' is not freed properly, causing a memory leak.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The memory leak caused by this vulnerability can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially degrading system performance or causing resource exhaustion on affected devices running the vulnerable Linux kernel.
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