CVE-2023-53572

HIGH EPSS 3.4%
Published Oct 4, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Oct 4, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

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
3.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.121
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.39
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.3.13
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.4  –  <6.4.4

References 5

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08cc7cd2c2a29a2abf5bceb8f048c0734d3694ba
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a719f0e4b6f233979e219baff73923e76a96e09
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d90921f91fc6a8c801d527bb5848c99e335c1cf
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/632c60ecd25dbacee54d5581fe3aeb834b57010a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f95ff838ac39f861d1f95a0f3bbb1e01c2517d79
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08cc7cd2c2a29a2abf5bceb8f048c0734d3694ba
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a719f0e4b6f233979e219baff73923e76a96e09
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d90921f91fc6a8c801d527bb5848c99e335c1cf
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/632c60ecd25dbacee54d5581fe3aeb834b57010a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f95ff838ac39f861d1f95a0f3bbb1e01c2517d79
    Patch