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Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-53012thermal: core: call put_device() only after device_register() fails

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53012
Debian:13linux6.1.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53012
Debian:14linux6.1.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-70.77UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1034.38UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1036.43UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1036.43.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1032.40UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1031.36UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1018.23UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1028.31UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1028.33UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1031.36UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-70.77UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1033.39UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1027.29UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53012

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 108a6f91e2766a6d9142b1f2d90c07ac547eae7e – before a7d736cc3c6cb0d7498bbfb56515d414e35e951080bb3b901abe6560620505e5c734d140c4f73a07 – before 2846a7412f6246fd5171f51011bf76dfebcec0eec408b3d1d9bbc7de5fb0304fea424ef2539da616 – before 6c54b7bc8a31ce0f7cc7f8deef05067df414f1d85139cbc0c6e4bf2fcffc9a7ed4350bf6985bc561c4c435d3637b5d0abaa6447c7366c3674364968ae0d8b51bbe84d6a98c162e06344de2d773d9e7226.0.16 – before 6.1
Linux Linux see references

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