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CVE-2023-53518
PM / devfreq: Fix leak in devfreq_dev_release()
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7462483446cb9986568ad7adae746ce5f18d2968
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e6e0dc2d578c0a9e31cb4edd719f0a3ed98f6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29811f4b8255d4238cf326f3bb7129784766beab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab192e5e5d3b48415909a8408acfd007a607bcc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/111bafa210ae546bee7644be730c42df9c35b66e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8918025feb2f5f7c73f2495c158f22997e25cb02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1640e9c72173911ad0fddb05012c01eafe082c4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3354c401c68d70567d1ef25d12f4e22a7813a3c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5693d077595de721f9ddbf9d37f40e5409707dfe
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9, 4.7, 0, 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
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 1st, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.