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CVE-2023-53170

net: dsa: Removed unneeded of_node_put in felix_parse_ports_node

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2025 at 02:04 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: Removed unneeded of_node_put in felix_parse_ports_node Remove unnecessary of_node_put from the continue path to prevent child node from being released twice, which could avoid resource leak or other unexpected issues.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
6.3 ≤ v < 6.4.56.3 ≤ v < 6.56.5 rc1de879a016a94a670fafeb3eb03b3d5803d81ab37
Vendor states this is fixed in 04499f28b40bfc24f20b0e2331008bb90a54a6cf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7ead10b44b79ce8bfcd51e749d54e009de5f511a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04499f28b40bfc24f20b0e2331008bb90a54a6cf
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ead10b44b79ce8bfcd51e749d54e009de5f511a

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

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CWE
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