CVE-2023-53631 — Improper Update of Reference Count in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.14%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 7
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
platform/x86: dell-sysman: Fix reference leak
If a duplicate attribute is found using kset_find_obj(),
a reference to that attribute is returned. This means
that we need to dispose it accordingly. Use kobject_put()
to dispose the duplicate attribute in such a case.
Compile-tested only.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages4 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxe8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d — d079a3e1ccdd183b75db4f5289be347980b45284+5
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
2OSV▶
CVE-2023-53631: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-sysman: Fix reference leak If a duplicate attribute is found us↗2025-10-07
GHSA▶
GHSA-g6mx-q5xq-839q: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
platform/x86: dell-sysman: Fix reference leak
If a duplicate attribute is found↗2025-10-07