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CVE-2023-53505: clk: tegra: tegra124-emc: Fix potential memory leak

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: tegra: tegra124-emc: Fix potential memory leak The tegra and tegra needs to be freed in the error handling path, otherwise it will be leaked.

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Plain-English summary

This CVE covers a Linux kernel memory leak in the NVIDIA Tegra124 external memory controller clock driver. If driver setup hits an error path, allocated data may not be freed. Sources do not provide CVSS, active exploitation, or direct business-impact detail, so treat it as a narrow kernel maintenance issue unless affected Tegra systems are present.

Executive priority

Handle through normal kernel patch management. Escalate only for products, appliances, or embedded fleets using Tegra124 hardware where kernel updates are slow or operationally sensitive.

Technical view

The issue is in clk: tegra: tegra124-emc. The fix frees tegra and emc objects on error handling paths to prevent leakage. Affected Linux entries in the bundle include 4.2 and stable-line references around 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.39, 6.3.13, 6.4.4, and 6.5.

Likely exposure

Exposure appears limited to Linux systems using the Tegra124 EMC clock driver, typically NVIDIA Tegra124-based platforms. General-purpose servers and desktops are unlikely to be exposed unless they run this hardware or driver path.

Exploitation context

The source bundle marks KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. The described flaw is a memory leak on an error path, with no public source in the bundle indicating privilege escalation, remote attack, or weaponized exploitation.

Researcher notes

Evidence is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, exploit reports, or detailed impact beyond a memory leak. Analysis should stay constrained to the named Linux kernel driver and referenced stable commits.

Mitigation direction

  • Update to a vendor kernel containing the referenced stable fixes.
  • Prioritize Tegra124-based systems or images carrying the tegra124-emc driver.
  • Check Linux distribution advisories before assuming package-level fixed versions.
  • Monitor kernel stable updates for backports into deployed long-term branches.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Linux kernel versions on Tegra124-based devices.
  • Confirm whether the tegra124-emc driver is present or loaded.
  • Compare deployed kernel source or packages against the referenced stable commits.
  • Review vendor advisories for the exact fixed package release.
  • Run normal platform regression tests after kernel update.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
9

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
LinuxLinux2db04f16b589c6c96bd07df3f1ef8558bfdb6810, 2db04f16b589c6c96bd07df3f1ef8558bfdb6810, 2db04f16b589c6c96bd07df3f1ef8558bfdb6810, 2db04f16b589c6c96bd07df3f1ef8558bfdb6810, 2db04f16b589c6c96bd07df3f1ef8558bfdb6810, 2db04f16b589c6c96bd07df3f1ef8558bfdb6810, 2db04f16b589c6c96bd07df3f1ef8558bfdb6810unaffected
LinuxLinux4.2, 0, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.39, 6.3.13, 6.4.4, 6.5affected
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