CVE-2023-53638

HIGH

Linux Kernel 6.4-6.4.12 - Use-After-Free in octeon_ep Probe Error Path

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeon_ep: cancel queued works in probe error path If it fails to get the devices's MAC address, octep_probe exits while leaving the delayed work intr_poll_task queued. When the work later runs, it's a use after free. Move the cancelation of intr_poll_task from octep_remove into octep_device_cleanup. This does not change anything in the octep_remove flow, but octep_device_cleanup is called also in the octep_probe error path, where the cancelation is needed. Note that the cancelation of ctrl_mbox_task has to follow intr_poll_task's, because the ctrl_mbox_task may be queued by intr_poll_task.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 3.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (8)
Linux/Linux < 6.4
Linux/Linux 24d4333233b378114106a1327d3d635a004f4387 - 62312e2f6466b5f0a120542a38b410d88a34ed00
Linux/Linux 24d4333233b378114106a1327d3d635a004f4387 - 758c91078165ae641b698750a72eafe7968b3756
Linux/Linux 6.4
Linux/Linux 6.4.12 - 6.4.*
Linux/Linux 6.5
linux/linux_kernel 6.5 rc1 (6 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 6.4 - 6.4.12
Published Oct 07, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026