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CVE-2023-53572 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: imx: scu: use _safe list iterator to avoid a use after free This loop is freeing "clk" so it needs to use list_for_each_entry_safe(). Otherwise it dereferences a freed variable to get the next item on the loop.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA: kernel.orgCVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08cc7cd2c2a29a2abf5bceb8f048c0734d3694ba kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a719f0e4b6f233979e219baff73923e76a96e09 kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d90921f91fc6a8c801d527bb5848c99e335c1cf kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/632c60ecd25dbacee54d5581fe3aeb834b57010a kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f95ff838ac39f861d1f95a0f3bbb1e01c2517d79 kernel.orgPatch

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 5.11, < 5.15.121
>= 5.16, < 6.1.39
>= 6.2, < 6.3.13
>= 6.4, < 6.4.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53572
NVD Published Date:
Oct 4, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Aug 4, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2023-53572 Details - Not Deferred