CVE-2023-53314
fbdev/ep93xx-fb: Do not assign to struct fb_info.dev
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev/ep93xx-fb: Do not assign to struct fb_info.dev Do not assing the Linux device to struct fb_info.dev. The call to register_framebuffer() initializes the field to the fbdev device. Drivers should not override its value. Fixes a bug where the driver incorrectly decreases the hardware device's reference counter and leaks the fbdev device. v2: * add Fixes tag (Dan)
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
88017bda96a5fd568a982b01546c8fb1782dda62 < ffdf2b020db717853167391a3a8d912e13428fa6 88017bda96a5fd568a982b01546c8fb1782dda62 < 1c6ff2a7c593db851f23e31ace2baf557ea9d0ff 88017bda96a5fd568a982b01546c8fb1782dda62 < 8ffa40ff64aa43a9a28fcf209b48d86a3e0f4972 88017bda96a5fd568a982b01546c8fb1782dda62 < 4aade6c9100a3537788b6a9c7ac481037d19efdf 88017bda96a5fd568a982b01546c8fb1782dda62 < 309c27162afea79b3c7f8747bb650faf6923b639 88017bda96a5fd568a982b01546c8fb1782dda62 < f83c1b13f8154e0284448912756d0a351a1a602a 88017bda96a5fd568a982b01546c8fb1782dda62 < 0517fc5a71333b315164736bbd32608894fbb872 88017bda96a5fd568a982b01546c8fb1782dda62 < f90a0e5265b60cdd3c77990e8105f79aa2fac994
Linux / Linux
2.6.32
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffdf2b020db717853167391a3a8d912e13428fa6 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c6ff2a7c593db851f23e31ace2baf557ea9d0ff git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ffa40ff64aa43a9a28fcf209b48d86a3e0f4972 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aade6c9100a3537788b6a9c7ac481037d19efdf git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/309c27162afea79b3c7f8747bb650faf6923b639 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f83c1b13f8154e0284448912756d0a351a1a602a git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0517fc5a71333b315164736bbd32608894fbb872 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90a0e5265b60cdd3c77990e8105f79aa2fac994