CVE-2023-53518
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
5.2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-401
Published 2025-10-01 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2025-10-01 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
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
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/111bafa210ae546bee7644be730c42df9c35b66e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1640e9c72173911ad0fddb05012c01eafe082c4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29811f4b8255d4238cf326f3bb7129784766beab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3354c401c68d70567d1ef25d12f4e22a7813a3c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5693d077595de721f9ddbf9d37f40e5409707dfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e6e0dc2d578c0a9e31cb4edd719f0a3ed98f6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7462483446cb9986568ad7adae746ce5f18d2968
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8918025feb2f5f7c73f2495c158f22997e25cb02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab192e5e5d3b48415909a8408acfd007a607bcc0