CVE-2023-53544

HIGH EPSS 4.3%
Published Oct 4, 20258mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Oct 4, 2025 8mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: davinci: Fix clk use after free The remove function first frees the clks and only then calls cpufreq_unregister_driver(). If one of the cpufreq callbacks is called just before cpufreq_unregister_driver() is run, the freed clks might be used.

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
4.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥2.6.33  –  <4.14.308
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.15  –  <6.1.16
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.2.3

References 4

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d8f384a9b4fc50f6a18405f1c08e5a87a77b5b3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66b3bbe6fbd8dd410868e5b53ac3944a934b9310
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f024d0e6f91e05c816ad4ee8837173369dd5cb
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab05ae4ab831f64bbc427592c86f599ed9c4324f
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d8f384a9b4fc50f6a18405f1c08e5a87a77b5b3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66b3bbe6fbd8dd410868e5b53ac3944a934b9310
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f024d0e6f91e05c816ad4ee8837173369dd5cb
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab05ae4ab831f64bbc427592c86f599ed9c4324f
    Patch