boxscore/security
CVE · referencelatest edition

Reference page — cumulative record through Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC. Reference pages update as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record.

CVE-2023-53314MEDIUM
Linux Linux — fbdev/ep93xx-fb: Do not assign to struct fb_info.dev
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0016    6.1     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    88017bda96a5fd568a982b01546c8fb1782dda62 –  —
  Linux    2.6.32 –                                    4.14.326
TIMELINE
  Sep 16  Reserved by Linux
  Sep 16  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2023-53314 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · NVD status: Modified

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)

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
September 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
September 16, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2023-53314 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux88017bda96a5fd568a982b01546c8fb1782dda62
LinuxLinux2.6.324.14.326

References (8)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-53314 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

About this page

This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-53314 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.