CVE-2023-53567

low-risk
Published 2025-10-04

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: qup: 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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0.01% 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 (8)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d0f63077f481f11a07f20eab1c1f4367dfaef32
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49c17fccae36505550c9121891722fff337f148a
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55ecdcd12bc176b86fecbcb125ac814ac8fe857a
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61f49171a43ab1f80c73c5c88c508770c461e0f2
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8632384337038b97910c2f7bb5a3f377aa68d001
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc88243bbe6140d289bb32b4ee4607ba5ce1124a
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f345d4d71e87d878437417ffbb9a7d4e16d235eb
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd53f41bd86daa39b454fd4637a908ff2123547f
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal