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CVE-2023-53858: tty: serial: samsung_tty: Fix a memory leak in s3c24xx_serial_getclk() in case of error

• Severity: unknown
• 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: 2025-12-09 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: serial: samsung_tty: Fix a memory leak in s3c24xx_serial_getclk() in case of error If clk_get_rate() fails, the clk that has just been allocated needs to be freed.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 3.3 — fixed in 6.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/073dbbe5743779faf24f233cc95459b47c7198dd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1694fc8ad734e2909a9e40d2be03cc4423e0bee6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30962268fa1a7466413b3d83037688129021d470
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34f5b826dd509b76644f83094b4af7e7668a6a38
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/755289d67eb9a74ae71bb624902e979c66859444
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a49e5a05121c8bc471a57b4916c5393749c24de5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9c09546e903f1068acfa38e1ee18bded7114b37
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f47e6631a8fcc6fe05b8644aa4222a60f3b0a927

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