CVE-2023-53012 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-53012

thermal: core: call put_device() only after device_register() fails

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
108a6f91e2766a6d9142b1f2d90c07ac547eae7e, 80bb3b901abe6560620505e5c734d140c4f73a07, c408b3d1d9bbc7de5fb0304fea424ef2539da616, 5139cbc0c6e4bf2fcffc9a7ed4350bf6985bc561, c4c435d3637b5d0abaa6447c7366c3674364968a, e0d8b51bbe84d6a98c162e06344de2d773d9e722, 6.0.16

Timeline

Official Publish: March 27th, 2025
Last Modified: May 27th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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