In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-sysman: Fix reference leak If a duplicate attribute is found using kset_find_obj(), a reference to that attribute is returned. This means that we need to dispose it accordingly. Use kobject_put() to dispose the duplicate attribute in such a case. Compile-tested only.
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-sysman: Fix reference leak If a duplicate attribute is found using kset_find_obj(), a reference to that attribute is returned. This means that we need to dispose it accordingly. Use kobject_put() to dispose the duplicate attribute in such a case. Compile-tested only.
Title platform/x86: dell-sysman: Fix reference leak
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-07T15:19:34.289Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:16:59.656Z

Link: CVE-2023-53631

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:46.167

Modified: 2025-10-07T16:15:46.167

Link: CVE-2023-53631

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