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.

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 0.00036.

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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
5f5a7a5578c5885201cf9c85856f023fe8b81765 affected < 755289d67eb9a74ae71bb624902e979c66859444
5f5a7a5578c5885201cf9c85856f023fe8b81765 affected < f47e6631a8fcc6fe05b8644aa4222a60f3b0a927
5f5a7a5578c5885201cf9c85856f023fe8b81765 affected < 30962268fa1a7466413b3d83037688129021d470
5f5a7a5578c5885201cf9c85856f023fe8b81765 affected < a49e5a05121c8bc471a57b4916c5393749c24de5
5f5a7a5578c5885201cf9c85856f023fe8b81765 affected < 073dbbe5743779faf24f233cc95459b47c7198dd
5f5a7a5578c5885201cf9c85856f023fe8b81765 affected < 34f5b826dd509b76644f83094b4af7e7668a6a38
5f5a7a5578c5885201cf9c85856f023fe8b81765 affected < 1694fc8ad734e2909a9e40d2be03cc4423e0bee6
5f5a7a5578c5885201cf9c85856f023fe8b81765 affected < a9c09546e903f1068acfa38e1ee18bded7114b37
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
3.3 affected —
0 unaffected < 3.3
4.14.322 unaffected ≤ 4.14.*
4.19.291 unaffected ≤ 4.19.*
5.4.251 unaffected ≤ 5.4.*
5.10.188 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.121 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.40 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.4.5 unaffected ≤ 6.4.*
6.5 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/073dbbe5743779faf24f233cc95459b47c7198dd cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1694fc8ad734e2909a9e40d2be03cc4423e0bee6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30962268fa1a7466413b3d83037688129021d470 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34f5b826dd509b76644f83094b4af7e7668a6a38 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/755289d67eb9a74ae71bb624902e979c66859444 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a49e5a05121c8bc471a57b4916c5393749c24de5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9c09546e903f1068acfa38e1ee18bded7114b37 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f47e6631a8fcc6fe05b8644aa4222a60f3b0a927 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025120904-CVE-2023-53858-87d4@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53858 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53858 cve-icon
History

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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 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

Low

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title tty: serial: samsung_tty: Fix a memory leak in s3c24xx_serial_getclk() in case of error
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-09T01:30:24.886Z

Reserved: 2025-12-09T01:27:17.828Z

Link: CVE-2023-53858

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-09T16:17:26.517

Modified: 2025-12-09T18:37:13.640

Link: CVE-2023-53858

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-12-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53858 - Bugzilla

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