Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53012

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal: core: call put_device() only after device_register() fails put_device() shouldn't be called before a prior call to device_register(). __thermal_cooling_device_register() doesn't follow that properly and needs fixing. Also thermal_cooling_device_destroy_sysfs() is getting called unnecessarily on few error paths. Fix all this by placing the calls at the right place. Based on initial work done by Caleb Connolly.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-53012: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions e0d8b51bbe84d6a98c162e06344de2d773d9e722, 80bb3b901abe6560620505e5c734d140c4f73a07, c408b3d1d9bbc7de5fb0304fea424ef2539da616
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.2

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53012?
CVE-2023-53012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-53012?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.