CVE-2023-53638

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.

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-53638 vulnerability.

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2023-53638.

URL	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62312e2f6466b5f0a120542a38b410d88a34ed00
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/758c91078165ae641b698750a72eafe7968b3756
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025100715-CVE-2023-53638-ded7@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53638
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53638