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.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions e0d8b51bbe84d6a98c162e06344de2d773d9e722, 80bb3b901abe6560620505e5c734d140c4f73a07, c408b3d1d9bbc7de5fb0304fea424ef2539da616
  • Linux 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.