In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: imxfb: Removed unneeded release_mem_region

Remove unnecessary release_mem_region from the error path to prevent
mem region from being released twice, which could avoid resource leak
or other unexpected issues.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00022.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
b083c22d51148f3d3028291343196471be5d9f36 affected < 6aa851f6276fa08cd59b044bc2b803c49edf58a2
b083c22d51148f3d3028291343196471be5d9f36 affected < 38282a92c30422836d49e519bd109237f86a0888
b083c22d51148f3d3028291343196471be5d9f36 affected < 45fcc058a75bf5d65cf4c32da44a252fbe873cd4
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
6.0 affected —
0 unaffected < 6.0
6.1.42 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.4.7 unaffected ≤ 6.4.*
6.5 unaffected ≤ *

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38282a92c30422836d49e519bd109237f86a0888 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45fcc058a75bf5d65cf4c32da44a252fbe873cd4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aa851f6276fa08cd59b044bc2b803c49edf58a2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025100102-CVE-2023-53448-e125@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53448 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53448 cve-icon
History

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-617
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: imxfb: Removed unneeded release_mem_region Remove unnecessary release_mem_region from the error path to prevent mem region from being released twice, which could avoid resource leak or other unexpected issues.
Title fbdev: imxfb: Removed unneeded release_mem_region
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-01T11:42:20.557Z

Reserved: 2025-09-17T14:54:09.753Z

Link: CVE-2023-53448

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-01T12:15:41.033

Modified: 2026-01-16T21:28:52.693

Link: CVE-2023-53448

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53448 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-02T08:39:43Z

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