# CVE-2023-53744: soc: ti: pm33xx: Fix refcount leak in am33xx\_pm\_probe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-08 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: ti: pm33xx: Fix refcount leak in am33xx_pm_probe wkup_m3_ipc_get() takes refcount, which should be freed by wkup_m3_ipc_put(). Add missing refcount release in the error paths.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08310f810975c8c9e17c6ffb99fdb76a84e8adb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a50350033e0e0854acf59a8413913b4de04bd7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dbcc493a18dd60947c2168a39df0ec2fe7b5110
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6c6b40c9bf49ce9b5493b146bfeb96359937cfa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65305e8c0009a1933679dad5c8196060a10f3c8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f3c307b580a4a6425896007325bddefc36e8d91

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