CVE-2023-53807

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.

CVSS

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References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25dbdfb7b71ef8601d00c6d9a2b1a96de28b30c5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f276dd9c0f835242836d9f6823035158ce2585c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c632a6396505a019ea6d12b5ab45e659a542a93
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b35cb0c05b8dafe23ae5e8b605a91b88bcf4aba7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f078a65ebf930f4305e3c415a8338d22391642c9

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2025-12-09 01:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 06:46

NVD link : CVE-2023-53807

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53807

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53807

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Products Affected

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CWE

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