CVE-2023-53518

MEDIUM EPSS 3.6%
Published Oct 1, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 1, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 8

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.7  –  <4.14.326
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.15  –  <4.19.295
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.20  –  <5.4.257
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.5  –  <5.10.195
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.132
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.53
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.4.16
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.5  –  <6.5.3

References 9

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/111bafa210ae546bee7644be730c42df9c35b66e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1640e9c72173911ad0fddb05012c01eafe082c4e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29811f4b8255d4238cf326f3bb7129784766beab
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3354c401c68d70567d1ef25d12f4e22a7813a3c6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5693d077595de721f9ddbf9d37f40e5409707dfe
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e6e0dc2d578c0a9e31cb4edd719f0a3ed98f6d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7462483446cb9986568ad7adae746ce5f18d2968
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8918025feb2f5f7c73f2495c158f22997e25cb02
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab192e5e5d3b48415909a8408acfd007a607bcc0
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/111bafa210ae546bee7644be730c42df9c35b66e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1640e9c72173911ad0fddb05012c01eafe082c4e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29811f4b8255d4238cf326f3bb7129784766beab
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3354c401c68d70567d1ef25d12f4e22a7813a3c6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5693d077595de721f9ddbf9d37f40e5409707dfe
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e6e0dc2d578c0a9e31cb4edd719f0a3ed98f6d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7462483446cb9986568ad7adae746ce5f18d2968
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8918025feb2f5f7c73f2495c158f22997e25cb02
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab192e5e5d3b48415909a8408acfd007a607bcc0
    Patch