What is CVE-2023-53170?

CVE-2023-53170 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-53170?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53170

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.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions de879a016a94a670fafeb3eb03b3d5803d81ab37, 6.3, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.5

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53170?: CVE-2023-53170 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-53170?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.