CVE-2023-53225

low-risk
Published 2025-09-15

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (6)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11951c9e3f364d7ae3b568a0e52c8335d43066b5
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57a463226638f1ceabbb029cbd21b0c94640f1b5
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d16305a1535873e0a8a8ae92ea2d9106ec2d7df
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa93a46f998a9069368026ac52bba96868c59157
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64cb3f085fed296103c91f0db6acad30a021b36
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90822ad63d11301e425311dac0c8e12ca1737b8
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal