{"id":"CVE-2023-53012","title":"thermal: core: call put_device() only after device_register() fails","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nthermal: core: call put_device() only after device_register() fails\n\nput_device() shouldn't be called before a prior call to\ndevice_register(). __thermal_cooling_device…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 108a6f91e2766a6d9142b1f2d90c07ac547eae7e < a7d736cc3c6cb0d7498bbfb56515d414e35e9510","Linux >= 80bb3b901abe6560620505e5c734d140c4f73a07 < 2846a7412f6246fd5171f51011bf76dfebcec0ee","Linux >= c408b3d1d9bbc7de5fb0304fea424ef2539da616 < 6c54b7bc8a31ce0f7cc7f8deef05067df414f1d8","Linux 5139cbc0c6e4bf2fcffc9a7ed4350bf6985bc561","Linux c4c435d3637b5d0abaa6447c7366c3674364968a","Linux e0d8b51bbe84d6a98c162e06344de2d773d9e722","Linux >= 6.0.16 < 6.1","Linux"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:14:36.238576Z"},"published":"2025-03-27","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:20:54.315Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53012","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7d736cc3c6cb0d7498bbfb56515d414e35e9510"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2846a7412f6246fd5171f51011bf76dfebcec0ee"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c54b7bc8a31ce0f7cc7f8deef05067df414f1d8"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00203,"epssPercentile":0.10323,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.762Z","slug":"CVE-2023-53012","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nthermal: core: call put_device() only after device_register() fails\n\nput_device() shouldn't be called before a prior call to\ndevice_register(). __thermal_cooling_device_register() doesn't follow\nthat properly and needs fixing. Also\nthermal_cooling_device_destroy_sysfs() is getting called unnecessarily\non few error paths.\n\nFix all this by placing the calls at the right place.\n\nBased on initial work done by Caleb Connolly.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 108a6f91e2766a6d9142b1f2d90c07ac547eae7e < a7d736cc3c6cb0d7498bbfb56515d414e35e9510`\n- `Linux >= 80bb3b901abe6560620505e5c734d140c4f73a07 < 2846a7412f6246fd5171f51011bf76dfebcec0ee`\n- `Linux >= c408b3d1d9bbc7de5fb0304fea424ef2539da616 < 6c54b7bc8a31ce0f7cc7f8deef05067df414f1d8`\n- `Linux 5139cbc0c6e4bf2fcffc9a7ed4350bf6985bc561`\n- `Linux c4c435d3637b5d0abaa6447c7366c3674364968a`\n- `Linux e0d8b51bbe84d6a98c162e06344de2d773d9e722`\n- `Linux >= 6.0.16 < 6.1`\n- `Linux`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}