CVE-2023-53631

low-risk
Published 2025-10-07

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (5)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ced15ff1746006476f1407fe722911a45a7874d
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7295a996fdab7bf83dc3d4078fa8b139b8e0a1bf
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9e03bec147407826266580e7d6ec427241d859
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5402011992bcc2b5614fe7fef24f9cdaec7473b
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d079a3e1ccdd183b75db4f5289be347980b45284
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal