PT-2025-40225 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1
Published
2023-08-09
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Updated
2025-11-19
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CVE-2023-53518
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A resource leak exists in the
devfreq dev release() function within the devfreq module of the Linux kernel. The issue stems from resources allocated by srcu init notifier head() not being properly released using srcu cleanup notifier head(). This can lead to a memory leak.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Allocation of Resources Without Limits
Memory Leak
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Suse