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CVE-2023-53638

7.8 high SSVC exploitation: none Modified

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeon_ep: cancel queued works in probe error path If it fails to get the devices's MAC address, octep_probe exits while leaving the delayed work intr_poll_task queued. When the work later runs, it's a use after free. Move the cancelation of intr_poll_task from octep_remove into octep_device_cleanup. This does not change anything in the octep_remove flow, but octep_device_cleanup is called also in the octep_probe error path, where the cancelation is needed. Note that the cancelation of ctrl_mbox_task has to follow intr_poll_task's, because the ctrl_mbox_task may be queued by intr_poll_task.

Fix

Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2

Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.

Change history 1

  1. First seenCVSS 7.8 · linuxNVD modified 2026-10-15 22:17

Affected (CPE criteria) 7

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References 2