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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).
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
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 16, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2023-53314 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 88017bda96a5fd568a982b01546c8fb1782dda62 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 2.6.32 | 4.14.326 |
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