{"id":"CVE-2023-53631","title":"platform/x86: dell-sysman: Fix reference leak","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: dell-sysman: Fix reference leak\n\nIf a duplicate attribute is found using kset_find_obj(),\na reference to that attribute is returned. This means\nthat we ne…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < d079a3e1ccdd183b75db4f5289be347980b45284","Linux >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < 6ced15ff1746006476f1407fe722911a45a7874d","Linux >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < c5402011992bcc2b5614fe7fef24f9cdaec7473b","Linux >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < 9d9e03bec147407826266580e7d6ec427241d859","Linux >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < 7295a996fdab7bf83dc3d4078fa8b139b8e0a1bf","Linux 5.11"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:26:11.024437Z"},"published":"2025-10-07","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:31:18.780Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53631","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d079a3e1ccdd183b75db4f5289be347980b45284"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ced15ff1746006476f1407fe722911a45a7874d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5402011992bcc2b5614fe7fef24f9cdaec7473b"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9e03bec147407826266580e7d6ec427241d859"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7295a996fdab7bf83dc3d4078fa8b139b8e0a1bf"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00208,"epssPercentile":0.10923,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.821Z","slug":"CVE-2023-53631","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: dell-sysman: Fix reference leak\n\nIf a duplicate attribute is found using kset_find_obj(),\na reference to that attribute is returned. This means\nthat we need to dispose it accordingly. Use kobject_put()\nto dispose the duplicate attribute in such a case.\n\nCompile-tested only.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < d079a3e1ccdd183b75db4f5289be347980b45284`\n- `Linux >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < 6ced15ff1746006476f1407fe722911a45a7874d`\n- `Linux >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < c5402011992bcc2b5614fe7fef24f9cdaec7473b`\n- `Linux >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < 9d9e03bec147407826266580e7d6ec427241d859`\n- `Linux >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d < 7295a996fdab7bf83dc3d4078fa8b139b8e0a1bf`\n- `Linux 5.11`\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":[]}