CVE-2023-53704 Security Details

CVE ID

CVE-2023-53704

CWE

N/A

CVE Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: imx: clk-imx8mp: improve error handling in imx8mp_clocks_probe() Replace of_iomap() and kzalloc() with devm_of_iomap() and devm_kzalloc() which can automatically release the related memory when the device or driver is removed or unloaded to avoid potential memory leak. In this case, iounmap(anatop_base) in line 427,433 are removed as manual release is not required. Besides, referring to clk-imx8mq.c, check the return code of of_clk_add_hw_provider, if it returns negtive, print error info and unregister hws, which makes the program more robust.

Published

Oct 23, 2025

CVSS Score & Severity

5.1Medium

CVSS Vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS Score

0.040%

Malware

malware

KEV Status

Not in KEV Catalog: No known exploits

Affected Ecosystems

affected

Source

National Vulnerability Database

References

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025102212-CVE-2023-53704-9f42@gregkh/PROJECT