CVE-2023-53687
Medium
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: serial: samsung_tty: Fix a memory leak in s3c24xx_serial_getclk() when iterating clk When the best clk is searched, we iterate over all possible clk. If we find a better match, the previous one, if any, needs to be freed. If a better match has already been found, we still need to free the new one, otherwise it leaks.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedOct 7, 2025
First seenOct 7, 2025
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.40, 6.4.5 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 3.3 ≤ v < 4.14.322, 4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.291, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.251, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.188, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.121, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.40, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.4.5 | 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.40, 6.4.5 |
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