CVE-2023-54017
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
powerpc/pseries: fix possible memory leak in ibmebus_bus_init()
If device_register() returns error in ibmebus_bus_init(), name of kobject which is allocated in dev_set_name() called in device_add() is leaked.
As comment of device_add() says, it should call put_device() to drop the reference count that was set in device_initialize() when it fails, so the name can be freed in kobject_cleanup().
CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.22%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 11
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cc4c2f6c266fe5b33a7fa797f31e8b3f06ce58c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ffe14fce7425c32e735bdc44bce425f18976a49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96f27ff732208dce6468016e7a7d5032bd1bfc23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f3b2b666833ebef6d0ce5a40e189f38e70342a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afda85b963c12947e298ad85d757e333aa40fd74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d35e7ae10eb8917883da2a0b1823c620a1be42d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4ff88548defafb1ef84facd9856ec252da7b008
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebd8dc974fcc59e2851a0d89ee7935b55142dc8e
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowerpc/pseries: fix possible memory leak in ibmebus_bus_init()\n\nIf device_register() returns error in ibmebus_bus_init(), name of kobject\nwhich is allocated in dev_set_name() called in device_add() is leaked.\n\nAs comment of device_add() says, it should call put_device() to drop\nthe reference count that was set in device_initialize() when it fails,\nso the name can be freed in kobject_cleanup()."
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