The vulnerability of the ep93xxfb_probe() function in the drivers/video/fbdev/ep93xx-fb.c driver module of the Linux operating system’s video buffer device driver allows a attacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the ep93xxfbprobe function in the drivers/video/fbdev/ep93xx-fb.c driver for kernel-based graphics devices in the Linux operating system is related to errors during link counter updates. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

CVE-2023-53314

CVE-2023-53314 – Linux kernel : The fbdev ep93xx-fb driver incorrectly assigns the Linux device to struct fb_info.dev via register_framebuffer(), causing a reference-counter leak of the fbdev device. The fix is to stop driver code from overwriting fb_info.dev; register_framebuffer() already initi...