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.
CVE-2023-53012
CVSS base score
5.5 (v3.1)
Severity
MEDIUM
Attack vector
Local
Last modified
November 5, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
linux linux kernel
References
- git.kernel.org Patch
- git.kernel.org Patch
- git.kernel.org Patch