What is CVE-2023-54230?

CVE-2023-54230 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.1 onward and patched in 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257 and others. CVE-2023-54230 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-54230?

CVE-2023-54230 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54230?

Yes, CVE-2023-54230 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-54230 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-54230 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-54230

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: amba: bus: fix refcount leak commit 5de1540b7bc4 ("drivers/amba: create devices from device tree") increases the refcount of of_node, but not releases it in amba_device_release, so there is refcount leak. By using of_node_put to avoid refcount leak.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-30

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3, 6.6 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.1

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.326 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.295 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.257 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.195 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.132 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.53 6.1.x ✓ 6.4.16 6.4.x ✓ 6.5.3 6.5.x ✓ 6.6

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-54230?

CVE-2023-54230 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.1 onward and has been patched in 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257 and others. CVE-2023-54230 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54230?

Yes. CVE-2023-54230 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-54230 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-54230 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.