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CVE-2023-54230

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: amba: bus: fix refcount leak commit 5de1540b7bc4 ("drivers/amba: create devices from device tree") increases the refcount of of_node, but not releases it in amba_device_release, so there is refcount leak. By using of_node_put to avoid refcount leak.

Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2025-12-30 13:16:11.410000
Last modified
2026-10-28 19:10:00.193000
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2025-12-30T13:16:11.410",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-28T19:10:00.193",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\namba: bus: fix refcount leak\n\ncommit 5de1540b7bc4 (\"drivers/amba: create devices from device tree\")\nincreases the refcount of of_node, but not releases it in\namba_device_release, so there is refcount leak. By using of_node_put\nto avoid refcount leak."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\namba: bus: corregir fuga de refcount\n\nEl commit 5de1540b7bc4 (’drivers/amba: crear dispositivos desde el árbol de dispositivos’) incrementa el refcount de of_node, pero no lo libera en amba_device_release, por lo que hay una fuga de refcount. Mediante el uso de of_node_put para evitar la fuga de refcount."
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