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High 7.8Published Oct 1, 2025
CVE-2023-53518PM / devfreq: Fix leak in devfreq_dev_release()
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9 before 7462483446cb9986568ad7adae746ce5f18d2968; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9 before 64e6e0dc2d578c0a9e31cb4edd719f0a3ed98f6d; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9 before 29811f4b8255d4238cf326f3bb7129784766beab; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9 before ab192e5e5d3b48415909a8408acfd007a607bcc0; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9 before 111bafa210ae546bee7644be730c42df9c35b66e; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9 before 8918025feb2f5f7c73f2495c158f22997e25cb02; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9 before 1640e9c72173911ad0fddb05012c01eafe082c4e; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9 before 3354c401c68d70567d1ef25d12f4e22a7813a3c6; and 1 more ranges | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.7 before 4.14.326; from 4.15 before 4.19.295; from 4.20 before 5.4.257; from 5.5 before 5.10.195; from 5.11 before 5.15.132; from 5.16 before 6.1.53; from 6.2 before 6.4.16; from 6.5 before 6.5.3 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7462483446cb9986568ad7adae746ce5f18d2968patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e6e0dc2d578c0a9e31cb4edd719f0a3ed98f6dpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29811f4b8255d4238cf326f3bb7129784766beabpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab192e5e5d3b48415909a8408acfd007a607bcc0patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/111bafa210ae546bee7644be730c42df9c35b66epatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8918025feb2f5f7c73f2495c158f22997e25cb02patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1640e9c72173911ad0fddb05012c01eafe082c4epatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3354c401c68d70567d1ef25d12f4e22a7813a3c6patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5693d077595de721f9ddbf9d37f40e5409707dfepatch
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