Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53572 records a High severity (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in clk: imx: scu: use _safe list iterator to avoid a use after free. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.0. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=77d8f3068c63ee0983f0b5ba3207d3f7cce11be4 <f95ff838ac39f861d1f95a0f3bbb1e01c2517d79 || >=77d8f3068c63ee0983f0b5ba3207d3f7cce11be4 <08cc7cd2c2a29a2abf5bceb8f048c0734d3694ba || >=77d8f3068c63ee0983f0b5ba3207d3f7cce11be4 <3d90921f91fc6a8c801d527bb5848c99e335c1cf || >=77d8f3068c63ee0983f0b5ba3207d3f7cce11be4 <0a719f0e4b6f233979e219baff73923e76a96e09 || >=77d8f3068c63ee0983f0b5ba3207d3f7cce11be4 <632c60ecd25dbacee54d5581fe3aeb834b57010a | f95ff838ac39f861d1f95a0f3bbb1e01c2517d79, 08cc7cd2c2a29a2abf5bceb8f048c0734d3694ba, 3d90921f91fc6a8c801d527bb5848c99e335c1cf, 0a719f0e4b6f233979e219baff73923e76a96e09, 632c60ecd25dbacee54d5581fe3aeb834b57010a |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.11 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 4, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 4, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53572 records a High severity (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in clk: imx: scu: use _safe list iterator to avoid a use after free. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.0. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=77d8f3068c63ee0983f0b5ba3207d3f7cce11be4 <f95ff838ac39f861d1f95a0f3bbb1e01c2517d79 || >=77d8f3068c63ee0983f0b5ba3207d3f7cce11be4 <08cc7cd2c2a29a2abf5bceb8f048c0734d3694ba || >=77d8f3068c63ee0983f0b5ba3207d3f7cce11be4 <3d90921f91fc6a8c801d527bb5848c99e335c1cf || >=77d8f3068c63ee0983f0b5ba3207d3f7cce11be4 <0a719f0e4b6f233979e219baff73923e76a96e09 || >=77d8f3068c63ee0983f0b5ba3207d3f7cce11be4 <632c60ecd25dbacee54d5581fe3aeb834b57010a | f95ff838ac39f861d1f95a0f3bbb1e01c2517d79, 08cc7cd2c2a29a2abf5bceb8f048c0734d3694ba, 3d90921f91fc6a8c801d527bb5848c99e335c1cf, 0a719f0e4b6f233979e219baff73923e76a96e09, 632c60ecd25dbacee54d5581fe3aeb834b57010a |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.11 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 4, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 4, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.