CVE-2023-53818
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Publication date: 2025-12-09

Last updated on: 2025-12-09

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: zynq: Fix refcount leak in zynq_early_slcr_init of_find_compatible_node() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on error path. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.
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Published
2025-12-09
Last Modified
2025-12-09
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-09
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2023-53818
EUVD
EUVD-2023-60088
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linux linux_kernel *
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a reference count leak in the Linux kernel's ARM zynq platform initialization code. Specifically, the function of_find_compatible_node() returns a node pointer with its reference count incremented, but the error handling path was missing a call to of_node_put() to decrement the reference count. This missing call causes a reference count leak, which was fixed by adding the missing of_node_put() call.

Impact Analysis

The reference count leak can lead to resource leaks in the kernel, potentially causing increased memory usage or instability over time on affected ARM zynq systems. However, the exact impact depends on the usage and environment.

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