CVE-2023-53631

platform/x86: dell-sysman: Fix reference leak

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: October 7, 2025 at 03:19 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:45 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

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.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1325.11 ≤ v < 6.1.535.11 ≤ v < 6.4.165.11 ≤ v < 6.5.35.11 ≤ v < 6.65.16 ≤ v < 6.1.536.2 ≤ v < 6.4.166.5 ≤ v < 6.5.35.11e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d

Vendor states this is fixed in 6ced15ff1746006476f1407fe722911a45a7874d (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7295a996fdab7bf83dc3d4078fa8b139b8e0a1bf (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 9d9e03bec147407826266580e7d6ec427241d859 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in c5402011992bcc2b5614fe7fef24f9cdaec7473b (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in d079a3e1ccdd183b75db4f5289be347980b45284 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.11 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.132 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.53 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4.16 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5.3 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6 (unaffected)