CVE-2023-53687
MEDIUMLinux kernel - Memory Leak
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (8)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.14.322
Timeline
Published
Oct 07, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026