# CVE-2023-54221: clk: imx93: fix memory leak and missing unwind goto in imx93\_clocks\_probe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-30 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: imx93: fix memory leak and missing unwind goto in imx93_clocks_probe In function probe(), it returns directly without unregistered hws when error occurs. Fix this by adding 'goto unregister_hws;' on line 295 and line 310. Use devm_kzalloc() instead of kzalloc() to automatically free the memory using devm_kfree() when error occurs. Replace of_iomap() with devm_of_iomap() to automatically handle the unused ioremap region and delete 'iounmap(anatop_base);' in unregister_hws.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/280a5ff665e12d1e0c54c20cedc9c5008aa686a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fac9c624138c4bc021d7a8ee3b974c9e10926d92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d17c16a2b2a6589c45b0bfb1b9914da80b72d89e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e02ba11b457647050cb16e7cad16cec3c252fade

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