CVE-2023-53544

cpufreq: davinci: Fix clk use after free

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: October 4, 2025 at 03:16 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:45 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: davinci: Fix clk use after free The remove function first frees the clks and only then calls cpufreq_unregister_driver(). If one of the cpufreq callbacks is called just before cpufreq_unregister_driver() is run, the freed clks might be used.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

2.6.33 ≤ v < 4.14.3082.6.33 ≤ v < 6.1.162.6.33 ≤ v < 6.2.32.6.33 ≤ v < 6.34.15 ≤ v < 6.1.166.2 ≤ v < 6.2.32.6.336601b8030de3e9c29930684eeac15302a59f991a

Vendor states this is fixed in 5d8f384a9b4fc50f6a18405f1c08e5a87a77b5b3 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 66b3bbe6fbd8dd410868e5b53ac3944a934b9310 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in a5f024d0e6f91e05c816ad4ee8837173369dd5cb (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in ab05ae4ab831f64bbc427592c86f599ed9c4324f (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.33 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.308 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.16 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2.3 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)