CVE-2023-54301 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime7 documents6 sources
Severity
3.3LOW
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedDec 30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: 8250_bcm7271: fix leak in `brcmuart_probe` Smatch reports: drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c:1120 brcmuart_probe() warn: 'baud_mux_clk' from clk_prepare_enable() not released on lines: 1032. The issue is fixed by using a managed clock.

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Linuxlinux/linux_kernel5.13.0 — 5.15.113+2
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.37-1+2
▶CVEListV5linux/linux41a469482de257ea8db43cf74b6311bd055de030 — 5258395e67fee6929fb8e50c8239f8de51b8cb2d+4
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-74ph-x5j9-xhpq: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: 8250_bcm7271: fix leak in `brcmuart_probe` Smatch reports: drivers/tty/s↗2025-12-30
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OSV
serial: 8250_bcm7271: fix leak in `brcmuart_probe`↗2025-12-30
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OSV
CVE-2023-54301: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: 8250_bcm7271: fix leak in `brcmuart_probe` Smatch reports: drivers/tty/ser↗2025-12-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: serial: 8250_bcm7271: fix leak in `brcmuart_probe`↗2025-12-30
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Debian
CVE-2023-54301: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: 825...↗2023
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2023-54301 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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