FKIE_CVE-2023-53807

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-09 01:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:46
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: clocking-wizard: Fix Oops in clk_wzrd_register_divider() Smatch detected this potential error pointer dereference clk_wzrd_register_divider(). If devm_clk_hw_register() fails then it sets "hw" to an error pointer and then dereferences it on the next line. Return the error directly instead.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25dbdfb7b71ef8601d00c6d9a2b1a96de28b30c5
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f276dd9c0f835242836d9f6823035158ce2585c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c632a6396505a019ea6d12b5ab45e659a542a93
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b35cb0c05b8dafe23ae5e8b605a91b88bcf4aba7
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f078a65ebf930f4305e3c415a8338d22391642c9
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            "drivers/clk/xilinx/clk-xlnx-clock-wizard.c"
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nclk: clocking-wizard: Fix Oops in clk_wzrd_register_divider()\n\nSmatch detected this potential error pointer dereference\nclk_wzrd_register_divider().  If devm_clk_hw_register() fails then\nit sets \"hw\" to an error pointer and then dereferences it on the\nnext line.  Return the error directly instead."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2023-53807",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:46:06.380",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-12-09T01:16:52.670",
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}


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