Bug 2395870 (CVE-2023-53314)

Summary: CVE-2023-53314 kernel: fbdev/ep93xx-fb: Do not assign to struct fb_info.dev
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-09-16 17:03:13 UTC 
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)
Comment 1 Jon Moroney 2025-09-16 18:17:56 UTC Comment hidden (spam)