CVE-2023-53818
Published Dec 9, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
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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References
Other References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cc12d10d13ae5ad8d3f7432a4c0156d221fc99b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/227f8c1c5c4b3d131b66e57e58d38054f441b915
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/351b7e93d02b50b2faae2d4bda28e16a8389cbb7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c22ee805202087c2553c9175968e9e922d75bc1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9eedb910a3be0005b88c696a8552c0d4c9937cd4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e43a06c73be4b93d308f0df809ee0023b7c37b54
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ede0334bf4df360f4f9446075cffbbb3bc54d0b6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f00bc6727adf840eb208700ea27cda4f3742629d
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-53818? +
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.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-53818? +
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