SB2025091640 - Memory leak in Linux kernel clk imx driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025091640
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53249)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the imx8mn_clocks_probe() function in drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8mn.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/188d070de9132667956f5aadd98d2bd87d3eac89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/294321349bd3b0680847fc2bbe66b9ab3e522fea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50b5ddde8fad5f0ffd239029d0956af633a0f9b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9428cf0fbf4be9a24f3e15a0c166b861b12666af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ba3693b0350b154fdd7830559bbc7b04c067096
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4fa5e47af1e7bb2bbcaac062b14216c00e92148
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.4