CVE-2023-53268 ASoC: fsl_mqs: move of_node_put() to the correct location

What is CVE-2023-53268?

CVE-2023-53268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ASoC: fsl_mqs: move of_node_put() to the correct location

of_node_put() should have been done directly after mqs_priv->regmap = syscon_node_to_regmap(gpr_np); otherwise it creates a reference leak on the success path.

To fix this, of_node_put() is moved to the correct location, and change all the gotos to direct returns.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53268?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2023-53268?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-53268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-53268, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53268, GHSA-f43x-vh5p-44h5, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53268.