fkie_cve-2023-53636
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-10-07 16:15
Modified
2025-10-08 19:38
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: microchip: fix potential UAF in auxdev release callback Similar to commit 1c11289b34ab ("peci: cpu: Fix use-after-free in adev_release()"), the auxiliary device is not torn down in the correct order. If auxiliary_device_add() fails, the release callback will be called twice, resulting in a UAF. Due to timing, the auxdev code in this driver "took inspiration" from the aforementioned commit, and thus its bugs too! Moving auxiliary_device_uninit() to the unregister callback instead avoids the issue.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b4052aa956e11bcd19e50ca559eb38dcb46201b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7455b7007b9e93bcc2bc9c1c6c73a228e3152069
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/934406b2d42eaf3fc57f5546cc68ff7ab9680bb3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7d6dacf39ed102d7667721ca1700022c9c8b11a
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nclk: microchip: fix potential UAF in auxdev release callback\n\nSimilar to commit 1c11289b34ab (\"peci: cpu: Fix use-after-free in\nadev_release()\"), the auxiliary device is not torn down in the correct\norder. If auxiliary_device_add() fails, the release callback will be\ncalled twice, resulting in a UAF. Due to timing, the auxdev code in this\ndriver \"took inspiration\" from the aforementioned commit, and thus its\nbugs too!\n\nMoving auxiliary_device_uninit() to the unregister callback instead\navoids the issue."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2023-53636",
  "lastModified": "2025-10-08T19:38:32.610",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-10-07T16:15:46.763",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}


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