CVE-2023-53807

Linux Kernel 5.13.0-6.4.3 DoS via clk_wzrd_register_divider() Error Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: clocking-wizard: Fix Oops in clk_wzrd_register_divider() Smatch detected this potential error pointer dereference clk_wzrd_register_divider(). If devm_clk_hw_register() fails then it sets "hw" to an error pointer and then dereferences it on the next line. Return the error directly instead.

References (5)

Core 5

Scores

EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 6.3%

Details

Status published
Products (16)
linux/Kernel 5.13.0 - 5.15.121linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.39linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.3.13linux
linux/Kernel 6.4.0 - 6.4.4linux
Linux/Linux < 5.13
Linux/Linux 5.13
Linux/Linux 5.15.121 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5a853722eb32188647a541802d51d0db423b9baf - 25dbdfb7b71ef8601d00c6d9a2b1a96de28b30c5
Linux/Linux 5a853722eb32188647a541802d51d0db423b9baf - 2f276dd9c0f835242836d9f6823035158ce2585c
Linux/Linux 5a853722eb32188647a541802d51d0db423b9baf - 9c632a6396505a019ea6d12b5ab45e659a542a93
... and 6 more
Published Dec 09, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026