PT-2025-43126 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
Published
2023-06-23
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Updated
2025-12-04
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CVE-2023-53725
CVSS v2.0
4.6
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The Linux kernel contains a memory leak in the
ttc timer probe() function within the cadence-ttc timer driver. The timer baseaddr resource, obtained through of iomap(), was not consistently released after use, potentially leading to a memory leak. The issue was identified by Smatch analysis, specifically in the file drivers/clocksource/timer-cadence-ttc.c at line 529. The problem was addressed by replacing of iomap() with devm of iomap() and adding clk put() to release the "clk ce" and "clk cs" clock resources.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Memory Leak
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Suse
Cadence-Ttc Timer