gpio: mvebu: fix irq domain leak
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: mvebu: fix irq domain leak Uwe Kleine-König pointed out we still have one resource leak in the mvebu driver triggered on driver detach. Let's address it with a custom devm action.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00151 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 3.17, 4.9, 5.15.124 +3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.16.40 to before 3.17; 4.8.9 to before 4.9 | 3.17, 4.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 4.9 and later | 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8, 6.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.16.40 to before 3.17; 4.8.9 to before 4.9 Fixed in 3.17, 4.9 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.9 and later Fixed in 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8, 6.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.16.40 to before 3.17; 4.8.9 to before 4.9; 4.9.1 to before 5.15.124; 5.16 to before 6.1.43; 6.2 to before 6.4.8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 rc8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.16.40 to before 3.17; 4.8.9 to before 4.9; 4.9.1 to before 5.15.124; 5.16 to before 6.1.43; 6.2 to before 6.4.8 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 rc8 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 3.17, 4.9
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8, 6.5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53579
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-655c-8jcm-3jqh
References
More Linux Kernel vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-53579 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53579 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-655c-8jcm-3jqh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-53579 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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