Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2025· Updated Jan 14, 2026
fbdev/ep93xx-fb: Do not assign to struct fb_info.dev
CVE-2023-53314
Description
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)
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 2.6.32
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0517fc5a71333b315164736bbd32608894fbb872mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c6ff2a7c593db851f23e31ace2baf557ea9d0ffmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/309c27162afea79b3c7f8747bb650faf6923b639mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aade6c9100a3537788b6a9c7ac481037d19efdfmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ffa40ff64aa43a9a28fcf209b48d86a3e0f4972mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f83c1b13f8154e0284448912756d0a351a1a602amitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90a0e5265b60cdd3c77990e8105f79aa2fac994mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffdf2b020db717853167391a3a8d912e13428fa6mitre
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