CVE-2023-54230
amba: bus: fix refcount leak
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 30, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 30, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Apply the amba bus driver fix.
- Release the of_node reference using of_node_put.
- Ensure reference counts are managed correctly.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03db4fe7917bb160eeccf3968835475fa32b7e10 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/206fadb7278ceac7593dd0b945a77b9df856a674 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f1807fddd9bf175ee5e14fffc6b6106e4b297ef Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81ff633a88be2482c163d3acd2801d501261ce6a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b60a706166de5de82314494704c2419e7657bf8 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9062ce0ccbd82fbe81cc839a512c0ad90847e01c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94e398df32e850f26828690ee62f7441979583cc Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9baf2278b3eed2c50112169121257d8a6ee0606c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e312cbdc11305568554a9e18a2ea5c2492c183f3