CVE-2023-53274

HIGH EPSS 4.0%
Published Sep 16, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Sep 16, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: mt8183: Add back SSPM related clocks This reverts commit 860690a93ef23b567f781c1b631623e27190f101. On the MT8183, the SSPM related clocks were removed claiming a lack of usage. This however causes some issues when the driver was converted to the new simple-probe mechanism. This mechanism allocates enough space for all the clocks defined in the clock driver, not the highest index in the DT binding. This leads to out-of-bound writes if their are holes in the DT binding or the driver (due to deprecated or unimplemented clocks). These errors can go unnoticed and cause memory corruption, leading to crashes in unrelated areas, or nothing at all. KASAN will detect them. Add the SSPM related clocks back to the MT8183 clock driver to fully implement the DT binding. The SSPM clocks are for the power management co-processor, and should never be turned off. They are marked as such.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
4.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.4  –  <6.4.10
linuxlinux_kernel6.5any
linuxlinux_kernel6.5any
linuxlinux_kernel6.5any
linuxlinux_kernel6.5any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eb8d61ac5c9c7ec56bb96d433532807509b9288
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d69917a4af6c869193f95932dc6d6f15d5ef86
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eb8d61ac5c9c7ec56bb96d433532807509b9288
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d69917a4af6c869193f95932dc6d6f15d5ef86
    Patch