CVE-2023-53225
spi: imx: Don't skip cleanup in remove's error path
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: imx: Don't skip cleanup in remove's error path Returning early in a platform driver's remove callback is wrong. In this case the dma resources are not released in the error path. this is never retried later and so this is a permanent leak. To fix this, only skip hardware disabling if waking the device fails.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 15, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 15, 2025, 3:22 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Ensure cleanup is not skipped in the remove function's error path.
- Release DMA resources properly when waking the device fails.
- Apply kernel updates to fix the resource leak.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 15, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: imx: Don't skip cleanup in remove's error path Returning early in a platform driver's remove callback is wrong. In this case the dma resources are not released in the error path. this is never retried later and so this is a permanent leak. To fix this, only skip hardware disabling if waking the device fails. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11951c9e3f364d7ae3b568a0e52c8335d43066b5 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57a463226638f1ceabbb029cbd21b0c94640f1b5 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d16305a1535873e0a8a8ae92ea2d9106ec2d7df Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa93a46f998a9069368026ac52bba96868c59157 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64cb3f085fed296103c91f0db6acad30a021b36 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90822ad63d11301e425311dac0c8e12ca1737b8