# CVE-2025-68172: crypto: aspeed - fix double free caused by devm

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-16 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: aspeed - fix double free caused by devm The clock obtained via devm_clk_get_enabled() is automatically managed by devres and will be disabled and freed on driver detach. Manually calling clk_disable_unprepare() in error path and remove function causes double free. Remove the manual clock cleanup in both aspeed_acry_probe()'s error path and aspeed_acry_remove().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dd6474ced33489076e6c0f3fe5077bf12e85b28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29d0504077044a7e1ffbd09a6118018d5954a6e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8407dfd267018f4647ffb061a9bd4a6d7ebacc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c9bf72cc1ced1297b235f9422d62b613a3fdae9

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