CVE-2023-53518

PM / devfreq: Fix leak in devfreq_dev_release()

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: October 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM UTC

Updated: October 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2954.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2574.7 ≤ v < 4.14.3265.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1325.16 ≤ v < 6.1.535.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1956.2 ≤ v < 6.4.166.5 ≤ v < 6.5.30fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a94.7

Vendor states this is fixed in 111bafa210ae546bee7644be730c42df9c35b66e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 1640e9c72173911ad0fddb05012c01eafe082c4e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 29811f4b8255d4238cf326f3bb7129784766beab (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 3354c401c68d70567d1ef25d12f4e22a7813a3c6 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5693d077595de721f9ddbf9d37f40e5409707dfe (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 64e6e0dc2d578c0a9e31cb4edd719f0a3ed98f6d (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7462483446cb9986568ad7adae746ce5f18d2968 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 8918025feb2f5f7c73f2495c158f22997e25cb02 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in ab192e5e5d3b48415909a8408acfd007a607bcc0 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.326 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.295 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.7 (unaffected)