spi: imx: Don't skip cleanup in remove's error path
Priority LOW 24CWE-401Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: imx: Don't skip cleanup in remove's error path Returning early in a platform driver's remove callback is wrong. In this case the dma resources are not released in the error path. this is never retried later and so this is a permanent leak. To fix this, only skip hardware disabling if waking the device fails.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00167 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 3.17, 3.19, 4.2 +10Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.16.57 to before 3.17; 3.18.94 to before 3.19; 4.1.50 to before 4.2; 4.4.115 to before 4.5; 4.9.80 to before 4.10; 4.14.17 to before 4.15; 4.15.1 to before 4.16 | 3.17, 3.19, 4.2, 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.16 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 4.16 and later | 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2, 6.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.16.57 to before 3.17; 3.18.94 to before 3.19; 4.1.50 to before 4.2; 4.4.115 to before 4.5; 4.9.80 to before 4.10; 4.14.17 to before 4.15; 4.15.1 to before 4.16 Fixed in 3.17, 3.19, 4.2, 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.16 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.16 and later Fixed in 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2, 6.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.16.57 to before 3.17; 3.18.94 to before 3.19; 4.1.50 to before 4.2; 4.4.115 to before 4.5; 4.9.80 to before 4.10; 4.14.17 to before 4.15; 4.15.1 to before 5.10.180; 5.11 to before 5.15.111; 5.16 to before 6.1.28; 6.2 to before 6.2.15; 6.3 to before 6.3.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.16.57 to before 3.17; 3.18.94 to before 3.19; 4.1.50 to before 4.2; 4.4.115 to before 4.5; 4.9.80 to before 4.10; 4.14.17 to before 4.15; 4.15.1 to before 5.10.180; 5.11 to before 5.15.111; 5.16 to before 6.1.28; 6.2 to before 6.2.15; 6.3 to before 6.3.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 3.17, 3.19, 4.2, 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.16
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2, 6.4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53225
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g98g-ppq9-g757
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa93a46f998a9069368026ac52bba96868c59157
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90822ad63d11301e425311dac0c8e12ca1737b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d16305a1535873e0a8a8ae92ea2d9106ec2d7df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57a463226638f1ceabbb029cbd21b0c94640f1b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64cb3f085fed296103c91f0db6acad30a021b36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11951c9e3f364d7ae3b568a0e52c8335d43066b5
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Sources
- CVE-2023-53225 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53225 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g98g-ppq9-g757 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-53225 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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