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CVE-2023-53650: fbdev: omapfb: lcd_mipid: Fix an error handling path in mipid_spi_probe()

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-10-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: omapfb: lcd_mipid: Fix an error handling path in mipid_spi_probe() If 'mipid_detect()' fails, we must free 'md' to avoid a memory leak.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 2.6.32 before 4.14.322; from 4.15 before 4.19.291; from 4.20 before 5.4.251; from 5.5 before 5.10.188; from 5.11 before 5.15.121; from 5.16 before 6.1.39 — fixed in 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 5.4.251, 6.1.39

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.10.188, 5.15.121. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09ea1ae4a2ec17774892cfcff50f6d33dfa1e06f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b4c21804076e461a6453ee4d09872172336aa1d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/716efd08985e3104031d1b655930b1f1c45fa8a7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79a3908d1ea6c35157a6d907b1a9d8ec06015e7a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a8f9293bee51183023c5e37e7ebf0543cd2a134
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cca0af3167dd9603da5fa6fff3392f8338e97e1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e3858f82e3ced1e990ef7116c3a16c84e62093e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce6e0434e502abdf966164b7c72523fb5fe54635
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d97840bf5a388c6cbf6e46216887bf17be62acc2

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