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🛡️ CVE-2023-54230 on Debian — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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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.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-54230 as tracked by Debian, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.5.3-1; earlier versions remain affected.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54230 is recorded against 1 package.

  • linux (fixed in 6.5.3-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 30 December 2025 and last revised on 7 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2025-12-30
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-07
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
linux — 6.5.3-1

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