High 7.8Published Oct 1, 2025

CVE-2023-53518PM / devfreq: Fix leak in devfreq_dev_release()

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 4:00 PM ET)

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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

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

References

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

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