PT-2025-41118 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Published

2023-06-20

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Updated

2026-02-03

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CVE-2023-53674

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV: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 memory leak existed in the devm clk notifier register() function. The function allocated a device resource but failed to register it, leading to a leak upon device detachment. The issue was identified using kmemleak on a Chromebook. The fix involves registering the resource through devres add().
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_12746
ALSA-2025_12752
ALSA-2025_12753
ALSA-2025_16880
BDU:2026-04050
CVE-2023-53674
RHSA-2024:9315
RHSA-2024_9315
SUSE-SU-2025:21040-1
SUSE-SU-2025:21052-1
SUSE-SU-2025:21056-1
SUSE-SU-2025:21064-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4128-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4139-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4140-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4149-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4301-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1

Affected Products

Chromebook
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse