CVE-2023-53314

medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev/ep93xx-fb: Do not assign to struct fb_info.dev Do not assing the Linux device to struct fb_info.dev. The call to register_framebuffer() initializes the field to the fbdev device. Drivers should not override its value. Fixes a bug where the driver incorrectly decreases the hardware device's reference counter and leaks the fbdev device. v2: * add Fixes tag (Dan)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffdf2b020db717853167391a3a8d912e13428fa6

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90a0e5265b60cdd3c77990e8105f79aa2fac994

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f83c1b13f8154e0284448912756d0a351a1a602a

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ffa40ff64aa43a9a28fcf209b48d86a3e0f4972

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aade6c9100a3537788b6a9c7ac481037d19efdf

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/309c27162afea79b3c7f8747bb650faf6923b639

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c6ff2a7c593db851f23e31ace2baf557ea9d0ff

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0517fc5a71333b315164736bbd32608894fbb872

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-09-16

Updated: 2025-09-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00024