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TI-2023-29598 Aliases CVE-2023-53308GHSA-jfrx-9667-j4w3

net: fec: Better handle pm_runtime_get() failing in .remove()

Priority LOW 35CWE-415Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fec: Better handle pm_runtime_get() failing in .remove() In the (unlikely) event that pm_runtime_get() (disguised as pm_runtime_resume_and_get()) fails, the remove callback returned an error early. The problem with this is that the driver core ignores the error value and continues removing the device. This results in a resource leak. Worse the devm allocated resources are freed and so if a callback of the driver is called later the register mapping is already gone which probably results in a crash.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00168 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 4.10 +7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.14.158 to before 4.14.316; 4.19.88 to before 4.19.284; 4.9.206 to before 4.10; 5.3.15 to before 5.44.14.316, 4.19.284, 4.10, 5.4Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux5.4 and later4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4, 6.4Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.14.158 to before 4.14.316; 4.19.88 to before 4.19.284; 4.9.206 to before 4.10; 5.3.15 to before 5.4 Fixed in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 4.10, 5.4 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4 and later Fixed in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4, 6.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.206 to before 4.10; 4.14.158 to before 4.14.316; 4.19.88 to before 4.19.284; 5.3.15 to before 5.4; 5.4.1 to before 5.4.244; 5.5 to before 5.10.181; 5.11 to before 5.15.113; 5.16 to before 6.1.30; 6.2 to before 6.3.4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4 rc2VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.206 to before 4.10; 4.14.158 to before 4.14.316; 4.19.88 to before 4.19.284; 5.3.15 to before 5.4; 5.4.1 to before 5.4.244; 5.5 to before 5.10.181; 5.11 to before 5.15.113; 5.16 to before 6.1.30; 6.2 to before 6.3.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 4.10, 5.4
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4, 6.4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53308
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfrx-9667-j4w3

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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