CVE-2023-53424
published 2025-09-18CVE-2023-53424: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak Smatch reports: drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-mtk.c:583…
PriorityP416medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.14%
3.5th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak
Smatch reports:
drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-mtk.c:583 mtk_clk_simple_probe() warn:
'base' from of_iomap() not released on lines: 496.
This problem was also found in linux-next. In mtk_clk_simple_probe(),
base is not released when handling errors
if clk_data is not existed, which may cause a leak.
So free_base should be added here to release base.
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.164-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.164-1 (bookworm) |
| debian | linux-6.1 | < linux 6.1.164-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.164-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= c58cd0e40ffac67961b945793876b973728f9b80 < 847d5dd788ce05f0aaaa36ea174f7f0b9cf86f7d | 847d5dd788ce05f0aaaa36ea174f7f0b9cf86f7d |
| linux | linux | >= c58cd0e40ffac67961b945793876b973728f9b80 < 2cae6a28d8c12c597e8656962271520434c61c48 | 2cae6a28d8c12c597e8656962271520434c61c48 |
| linux | linux | >= c58cd0e40ffac67961b945793876b973728f9b80 < 47234e19b00816a8a7b278c7173f6d4e928c43c7 | 47234e19b00816a8a7b278c7173f6d4e928c43c7 |
| linux | linux | >= c58cd0e40ffac67961b945793876b973728f9b80 < 3db7285e044144fd88a356f5b641b9cd4b231a77 | 3db7285e044144fd88a356f5b641b9cd4b231a77 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.164-1 | 6.1.164-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.4-1 | 6.4.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.4-1 | 6.4.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.15 < 6.3.13 | 6.3.13 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.4 < 6.4.4 | 6.4.4 |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.15.186.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.15.200.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.15.202.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-hp7p-hw7m-prxm: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak
Smatch reports:
drivers/clk/mediatek/clk
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-09-18
CVE-2023-53424 [MEDIUM] CWE-401 GHSA-hp7p-hw7m-prxm: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak
Smatch reports:
drivers/clk/mediatek/clk
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak
Smatch reports:
drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-mtk.c:583 mtk_clk_simple_probe() warn:
'base' from of_iomap() not released on lines: 496.
This problem was also found in linux-next. In mtk_clk_simple_probe(),
base is not released when handling errors
if clk_data is not existed, which may cause a leak.
So free_base should be added here to release base.
OSV
CVE-2023-53424: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak Smatch reports: drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-m
osv·2025-09-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53424 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53424: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak Smatch reports: drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-m
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak Smatch reports: drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-mtk.c:583 mtk_clk_simple_probe() warn: 'base' from of_iomap() not released on lines: 496. This problem was also found in linux-next. In mtk_clk_simple_probe(), base is not released when handling errors if clk_data is not existed, which may cause a leak. So free_base should be added here to release base.
Red Hat
kernel: clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak
vendor_redhat·2025-09-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53424 [MEDIUM] kernel: clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak
kernel: clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak
Smatch reports:
drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-mtk.c:583 mtk_clk_simple_probe() warn:
'base' from of_iomap() not released on lines: 496.
This problem was also found in linux-next. In mtk_clk_simple_probe(),
base is not released when handling errors
if clk_data is not existed, which may cause a leak.
So free_base should be added here to release base.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - N
Microsoft
clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak
vendor_msrc·2025-09-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53424 [MEDIUM] CWE-401 clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak
clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak
Mariner: Mariner
Linux: Linux
Customer Action Required: Yes
Debian
CVE-2023-53424: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediat...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53424 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53424: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediat...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak Smatch reports: drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-mtk.c:583 mtk_clk_simple_probe() warn: 'base' from of_iomap() not released on lines: 496. This problem was also found in linux-next. In mtk_clk_simple_probe(), base is not released when handling errors if clk_data is not existed, which may cause a leak. So free_base should be added here to release base.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.164-1)
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.4.4-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.4.4-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.4.4-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-09-18
Published