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CVE-2023-53518 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM / devfreq: Fix leak in devfreq_dev_release() srcu_init_notifier_head() allocates resources that need to be released with a srcu_cleanup_notifier_head() call. Reported by kmemleak.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA: kernel.orgCVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/111bafa210ae546bee7644be730c42df9c35b66e kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1640e9c72173911ad0fddb05012c01eafe082c4e kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29811f4b8255d4238cf326f3bb7129784766beab kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3354c401c68d70567d1ef25d12f4e22a7813a3c6 kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5693d077595de721f9ddbf9d37f40e5409707dfe kernel.orgPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 4.7, < 4.14.326
>= 4.15, < 4.19.295
>= 4.20, < 5.4.257
>= 5.5, < 5.10.195
>= 5.11, < 5.15.132

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53518
NVD Published Date:
Oct 1, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Aug 4, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2023-53518 Details - Not Deferred