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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00047.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
5de1540b7bc4c23470f86add1e517be41e7fefe2 affected < 94e398df32e850f26828690ee62f7441979583cc
5de1540b7bc4c23470f86add1e517be41e7fefe2 affected < 9062ce0ccbd82fbe81cc839a512c0ad90847e01c
5de1540b7bc4c23470f86add1e517be41e7fefe2 affected < 03db4fe7917bb160eeccf3968835475fa32b7e10
5de1540b7bc4c23470f86add1e517be41e7fefe2 affected < 9baf2278b3eed2c50112169121257d8a6ee0606c
5de1540b7bc4c23470f86add1e517be41e7fefe2 affected < 4f1807fddd9bf175ee5e14fffc6b6106e4b297ef
5de1540b7bc4c23470f86add1e517be41e7fefe2 affected < 81ff633a88be2482c163d3acd2801d501261ce6a
5de1540b7bc4c23470f86add1e517be41e7fefe2 affected < 206fadb7278ceac7593dd0b945a77b9df856a674
5de1540b7bc4c23470f86add1e517be41e7fefe2 affected < 8b60a706166de5de82314494704c2419e7657bf8
5de1540b7bc4c23470f86add1e517be41e7fefe2 affected < e312cbdc11305568554a9e18a2ea5c2492c183f3
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
3.1 affected —
0 unaffected < 3.1
4.14.326 unaffected ≤ 4.14.*
4.19.295 unaffected ≤ 4.19.*
5.4.257 unaffected ≤ 5.4.*
5.10.195 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.132 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.53 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.4.16 unaffected ≤ 6.4.*
6.5.3 unaffected ≤ 6.5.*
6.6 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03db4fe7917bb160eeccf3968835475fa32b7e10 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/206fadb7278ceac7593dd0b945a77b9df856a674 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f1807fddd9bf175ee5e14fffc6b6106e4b297ef cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81ff633a88be2482c163d3acd2801d501261ce6a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b60a706166de5de82314494704c2419e7657bf8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9062ce0ccbd82fbe81cc839a512c0ad90847e01c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94e398df32e850f26828690ee62f7441979583cc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9baf2278b3eed2c50112169121257d8a6ee0606c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e312cbdc11305568554a9e18a2ea5c2492c183f3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025123030-CVE-2023-54230-914e@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54230 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54230 cve-icon
History

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title amba: bus: fix refcount leak
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-30T12:11:22.230Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.502Z

Link: CVE-2023-54230

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:11.410

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:42:43.210

Link: CVE-2023-54230

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-54230 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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