CVE-2023-53012

CVE-2023-53012 · thermal: core: call put_device() only after device_register() fails

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal: core: call put_device() only after device_register() fails put_device() shouldn't be called before a prior call to device_register(). __thermal_cooling_device_register() doesn't follow that properly and needs fixing. Also thermal_cooling_device_destroy_sysfs() is getting called unnecessarily on few error paths. Fix all this by placing the calls at the right place. Based on initial work done by Caleb Connolly.

CVSS 5.5 · Medium · EPSS 0.2% · Fix available

Published: 2025-03-27T16:43:41.693Z
Updated: 2026-05-27T09:27:35.445Z

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

linux
Versions
- ≥ 108a6f91e2766a6d9142b1f2d90c07ac547eae7e, < a7d736cc3c6cb0d7498bbfb56515d414e35e9510: Affected (git)
- ≥ 80bb3b901abe6560620505e5c734d140c4f73a07, < 2846a7412f6246fd5171f51011bf76dfebcec0ee: Affected (git)
- ≥ c408b3d1d9bbc7de5fb0304fea424ef2539da616, < 6c54b7bc8a31ce0f7cc7f8deef05067df414f1d8: Affected (git)
- 5139cbc0c6e4bf2fcffc9a7ed4350bf6985bc561: Affected (git)
- c4c435d3637b5d0abaa6447c7366c3674364968a: Affected (git)
- e0d8b51bbe84d6a98c162e06344de2d773d9e722: Affected (git)
- ≥ 6.0.16, < 6.1: Affected (semver)
Update to 6.1
linux
No fix published
linux Debian:12
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 6.1.11-1
Update to 6.1.11-1
linux Debian:13
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 6.1.11-1
Update to 6.1.11-1
linux Debian:14
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 6.1.11-1
Update to 6.1.11-1
linux-hwe-edge Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
Versions
- 4.8.0-28.30~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-30.32~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-32.34~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-34.36~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-14.16~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-19.21~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-20.22~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-21.23~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-22.24~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-24.28~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-26.30~16.04.1
- 4.11.0-13.19~16.04.1
- 4.11.0-14.20~16.04.1
- 4.13.0-16.19~16.04.3
- 4.13.0-17.20~16.04.1
- 4.13.0-19.22~16.04.1
- 4.13.0-21.24~16.04.1
- 4.13.0-25.29~16.04.2
- 4.15.0-13.14~16.04.1
- 4.15.0-15.16~16.04.1
- 4.15.0-20.21~16.04.1
- 4.15.0-22.24~16.04.1
- 4.15.0-23.25~16.04.1
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-aws-5.0 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 5.0.0-1021.24~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1022.25~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1023.26~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1024.27~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1025.28
- 5.0.0-1027.30
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-aws-5.3 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 5.3.0-1016.17~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1017.18~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1019.21~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1023.25~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1028.30~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1030.32~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1032.34~18.04.2
- 5.3.0-1033.35
- 5.3.0-1034.36
- 5.3.0-1035.37
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-azure Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 4.15.0-1002.2
- 4.15.0-1003.3
- 4.15.0-1004.4
- 4.15.0-1008.8
- 4.15.0-1009.9
- 4.15.0-1012.12
- 4.15.0-1013.13
- 4.15.0-1014.14
- 4.15.0-1018.18
- 4.15.0-1019.19
- 4.15.0-1021.21
- 4.15.0-1022.23
- 4.15.0-1023.24
- 4.15.0-1025.26
- 4.15.0-1028.29
- 4.15.0-1030.31
- 4.15.0-1031.32
- 4.15.0-1032.33
- 4.15.0-1035.36
- 4.15.0-1036.38
- 4.15.0-1037.39
- 4.18.0-1011.11~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1013.13~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1014.14~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1018.18~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1019.19~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1020.20~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1023.24~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1024.25~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1025.27~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1016.17~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1018.19~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1020.21~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1022.23~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1023.24~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1025.27~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1027.29~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1028.30~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1029.31~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1031.33
- 5.0.0-1032.34
- 5.0.0-1035.37
- 5.0.0-1036.38
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-azure-5.3 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 5.3.0-1007.8~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1008.9~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1009.10~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1010.11~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1012.13~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1013.14~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1016.17~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1018.19~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1019.20~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1020.21~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1022.23~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1028.29~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1031.32~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1032.33~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1034.35~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1035.36
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-azure-edge Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 4.18.0-1006.6~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1007.7~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-1008.8~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1012.12~18.04.2
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-gcp Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 4.15.0-1001.1
- 4.15.0-1003.3
- 4.15.0-1005.5
- 4.15.0-1006.6
- 4.15.0-1008.8
- 4.15.0-1009.9
- 4.15.0-1010.10
- 4.15.0-1014.14
- 4.15.0-1015.15
- 4.15.0-1017.18
- 4.15.0-1018.19
- 4.15.0-1019.20
- 4.15.0-1021.22
- 4.15.0-1023.24
- 4.15.0-1024.25
- 4.15.0-1025.26
- 4.15.0-1026.27
- 4.15.0-1027.28
- 4.15.0-1028.29
- 4.15.0-1029.31
- 4.15.0-1030.32
- 4.15.0-1032.34
- 4.15.0-1033.35
- 4.15.0-1034.36
- 4.15.0-1036.38
- 4.15.0-1037.39
- 4.15.0-1040.42
- 4.15.0-1042.45
- 4.15.0-1044.70
- 5.0.0-1020.20~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1021.21~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1025.26~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1026.27~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1028.29~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1031.32
- 5.0.0-1033.34
- 5.0.0-1034.35
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-gcp-5.3 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 5.3.0-1008.9~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1009.10~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1010.11~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1012.13~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1014.15~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1016.17~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1017.18~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1018.19~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1020.22~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1026.28~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1029.31~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1030.32~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1032.34~18.04.1
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-gke-4.15 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 4.15.0-1030.32
- 4.15.0-1032.34
- 4.15.0-1033.35
- 4.15.0-1034.36
- 4.15.0-1036.38
- 4.15.0-1037.39
- 4.15.0-1040.42
- 4.15.0-1041.43
- 4.15.0-1042.44
- 4.15.0-1044.46
- 4.15.0-1045.48
- 4.15.0-1046.49
- 4.15.0-1048.51
- 4.15.0-1049.52
- 4.15.0-1050.53
- 4.15.0-1052.55
- 4.15.0-1055.58
- 4.15.0-1057.60
- 4.15.0-1058.61
- 4.15.0-1059.62
- 4.15.0-1063.66
- 4.15.0-1064.67
- 4.15.0-1066.69
- 4.15.0-1067.70
- 4.15.0-1069.72
- 4.15.0-1070.73
- 4.15.0-1072.76
- 4.15.0-1073.78
- 4.15.0-1074.79
- 4.15.0-1076.81
- 4.15.0-1077.82
- 4.15.0-1078.83
- 4.15.0-1079.84
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-gke-5.4 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 5.4.0-1025.25~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1027.28~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1029.31~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1030.32~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1032.34~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1033.35~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1035.37~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1036.38~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1037.39~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1039.41~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1040.42~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1042.44~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1043.45~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1044.46~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1046.48~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1049.52~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1051.54~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1052.55~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1053.56~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1054.57~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1055.58~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1056.59~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1057.60~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1059.62~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1061.64~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1062.65~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1063.66~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1065.68~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1066.69~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1067.70~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1068.71~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1071.76~18.04.3
- 5.4.0-1072.77~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1074.79~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1076.82~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1078.84~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1080.86~18.04.1
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-gkeop-5.4 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 5.4.0-1001.1
- 5.4.0-1003.3
- 5.4.0-1004.5
- 5.4.0-1005.6
- 5.4.0-1007.8~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1008.9~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1009.10~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1010.11~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1011.12~18.04.2
- 5.4.0-1012.13~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1013.14~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1014.15~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1015.16~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1016.17~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1018.19~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1021.22~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1022.23~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1023.24~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1024.25~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1025.26~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1026.27~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1027.28~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1029.30~18.04.2
- 5.4.0-1031.32~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1032.33~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1033.34~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1034.35~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1036.37~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1037.38~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1038.39~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1039.40~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1040.41~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1043.44~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1046.48~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1048.51~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1049.52~18.04.1
- 5.4.0-1051.54~18.04.1
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-hwe Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 4.18.0-13.14~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-14.15~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-15.16~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-16.17~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-17.18~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-18.19~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-20.21~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-21.22~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-22.23~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-24.25~18.04.1
- 4.18.0-25.26~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-23.24~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-25.26~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-27.28~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-29.31~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-31.33~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-32.34~18.04.2
- 5.0.0-35.38~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-36.39~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-37.40~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-26.28~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-28.30~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-42.34~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-45.37~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-46.38~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-51.44~18.04.2
- 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-59.53~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-61.55~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-62.56~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-64.58~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-65.59
- 5.3.0-66.60
- 5.3.0-67.61
- 5.3.0-68.63
- 5.3.0-69.65
- 5.3.0-70.66
- 5.3.0-72.68
- 5.3.0-73.69
- 5.3.0-74.70
- 5.3.0-75.71
- 5.3.0-76.72
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-hwe-edge Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 5.0.0-15.16~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-16.17~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-17.18~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-19.20~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-20.21~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-19.20~18.04.2
- 5.3.0-22.24~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-23.25~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-23.25~18.04.2
- 5.3.0-24.26~18.04.2
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-oem Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 4.15.0-1002.3
- 4.15.0-1004.5
- 4.15.0-1006.9
- 4.15.0-1008.11
- 4.15.0-1009.12
- 4.15.0-1012.15
- 4.15.0-1013.16
- 4.15.0-1015.18
- 4.15.0-1017.20
- 4.15.0-1018.21
- 4.15.0-1021.24
- 4.15.0-1024.29
- 4.15.0-1026.31
- 4.15.0-1028.33
- 4.15.0-1030.35
- 4.15.0-1033.38
- 4.15.0-1034.39
- 4.15.0-1035.40
- 4.15.0-1036.41
- 4.15.0-1038.43
- 4.15.0-1039.44
- 4.15.0-1043.48
- 4.15.0-1045.50
- 4.15.0-1050.57
- 4.15.0-1056.65
- 4.15.0-1057.66
- 4.15.0-1059.68
- 4.15.0-1063.72
- 4.15.0-1064.73
- 4.15.0-1065.75
- 4.15.0-1066.76
- 4.15.0-1067.77
- 4.15.0-1069.79
- 4.15.0-1073.83
- 4.15.0-1076.86
- 4.15.0-1079.89
- 4.15.0-1080.90
- 4.15.0-1081.91
- 4.15.0-1087.97
- 4.15.0-1090.100
- 4.15.0-1091.101
- 4.15.0-1093.103
- 4.15.0-1094.104
- 4.15.0-1096.106
- 4.15.0-1097.107
- 4.15.0-1099.109
- 4.15.0-1100.110
- 4.15.0-1101.112
- 4.15.0-1102.113
- 4.15.0-1103.114
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-oracle-5.0 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 5.0.0-1007.12~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1008.13~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1009.14~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1010.15~18.04.1
- 5.0.0-1011.16
- 5.0.0-1013.18
- 5.0.0-1014.19
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-oracle-5.3 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
Versions
- 5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1013.14~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1014.15~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1016.18~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1018.20~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1024.26~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1027.29~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1028.30~18.04.1
- 5.3.0-1030.32~18.04.1
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-aws-5.15 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
Versions
- 5.15.0-1014.18~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1015.19~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1017.21~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1019.23~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1020.24~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1021.25~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1022.26~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1023.27~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1026.30~20.04.2
- 5.15.0-1027.31~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1028.32~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1030.34~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1031.35~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1033.37~20.04.1
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.15.0-1034.38~20.04.1
Update to 5.15.0-1034.38~20.04.1
linux-azure-5.15 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
Versions
- 5.15.0-1007.8~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1008.9~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1013.16~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1014.17~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1017.20~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1020.25~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1021.26~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1022.27~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1023.29~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1029.36~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1030.37~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1031.38~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1033.40~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1034.41~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1035.42~20.04.1
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.15.0-1036.43~20.04.1
Update to 5.15.0-1036.43~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.15 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
Versions
- 5.15.0-1006.9~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1012.17~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1013.18~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1016.21~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1017.23~20.04.2
- 5.15.0-1018.24~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1021.28~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1022.29~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1025.32~20.04.2
- 5.15.0-1026.33~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1027.34~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1029.36~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1030.37~20.04.1
- 5.15.0-1031.38~20.04.1
Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.15.0-1032.40~20.04.1
Update to 5.15.0-1032.40~20.04.1

Original sources

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CVE-2023-53012 · thermal: core: call put_device() only after device_register() fails

Affected products and versions

linux

linux

linux Debian:12

linux Debian:13

linux Debian:14

linux-hwe-edge Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

linux-aws-5.0 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-aws-5.3 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-azure Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-azure-5.3 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-azure-edge Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-gcp Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-gcp-5.3 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-gke-4.15 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-gke-5.4 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-gkeop-5.4 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-hwe Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-hwe-edge Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-oem Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-oracle-5.0 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-oracle-5.3 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

linux-aws-5.15 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

linux-azure-5.15 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

linux-gcp-5.15 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

Original sources