CVE-2023-53572
High
clk: imx: scu: use _safe list iterator to avoid a use after free
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: imx: scu: use _safe list iterator to avoid a use after free This loop is freeing "clk" so it needs to use list_for_each_entry_safe(). Otherwise it dereferences a freed variable to get the next item on the loop.
Exploit probability
0.1%
Published
October 4, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-53572
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: imx: scu: use _safe list iterator to avoid a use after free This loop is freeing "clk" so it needs to use list_for_each_entry_safe(). Otherwise it dereferences a freed variable to get the next item on the loop.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08cc7cd2c2a29a2abf5bceb8f048c0734d3694ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a719f0e4b6f233979e219baff73923e76a96e09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d90921f91fc6a8c801d527bb5848c99e335c1cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/632c60ecd25dbacee54d5581fe3aeb834b57010a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f95ff838ac39f861d1f95a0f3bbb1e01c2517d79
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53572.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53572