Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2023-53631
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.
EPSS: 0.002 (8.9th 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 e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, 5.11, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-53631?
- CVE-2023-53631 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-07.
- How severe is CVE-2023-53631?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.