# CVE-2023-53631: platform/x86: dell-sysman: Fix reference leak

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-10-07 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-sysman: Fix reference leak If a duplicate attribute is found using kset_find_obj(), a reference to that attribute is returned. This means that we need to dispose it accordingly. Use kobject_put() to dispose the duplicate attribute in such a case. Compile-tested only.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d079a3e1ccdd183b75db4f5289be347980b45284
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ced15ff1746006476f1407fe722911a45a7874d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5402011992bcc2b5614fe7fef24f9cdaec7473b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9e03bec147407826266580e7d6ec427241d859
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7295a996fdab7bf83dc3d4078fa8b139b8e0a1bf

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