CVE-2023-53858
Published Dec 9, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: serial: samsung_tty: Fix a memory leak in s3c24xx_serial_getclk() in case of error If clk_get_rate() fails, the clk that has just been allocated needs to be freed.
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References
Other References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/073dbbe5743779faf24f233cc95459b47c7198dd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1694fc8ad734e2909a9e40d2be03cc4423e0bee6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30962268fa1a7466413b3d83037688129021d470
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34f5b826dd509b76644f83094b4af7e7668a6a38
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/755289d67eb9a74ae71bb624902e979c66859444
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a49e5a05121c8bc471a57b4916c5393749c24de5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9c09546e903f1068acfa38e1ee18bded7114b37
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f47e6631a8fcc6fe05b8644aa4222a60f3b0a927
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-53858? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tty: serial: samsung_tty: Fix a memory leak in s3c24xx_serial_getclk() in case of error
If clk_get_rate() fails, the clk that has just been allocated needs to be
freed.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-53858? +
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