# CVE-2023-53518: PM / devfreq: Fix leak in devfreq\_dev\_release()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, and 3 more
- Published: 2025-10-01 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9, fixed in 7462483446cb9986568ad7adae746ce5f18d2968; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9, fixed in 64e6e0dc2d578c0a9e31cb4edd719f0a3ed98f6d; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9, fixed in 29811f4b8255d4238cf326f3bb7129784766beab; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9, fixed in ab192e5e5d3b48415909a8408acfd007a607bcc0; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9, fixed in 111bafa210ae546bee7644be730c42df9c35b66e; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9, fixed in 8918025feb2f5f7c73f2495c158f22997e25cb02; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9, fixed in 1640e9c72173911ad0fddb05012c01eafe082c4e; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9, fixed in 3354c401c68d70567d1ef25d12f4e22a7813a3c6; from 0fe3a66410a3ba96679be903f1e287d7a0a264a9, fixed in 5693d077595de721f9ddbf9d37f40e5409707dfe
- Linux: 4.7
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.7.0, fixed in 4.14.326; from 4.15.0, fixed in 4.19.295; from 4.20.0, fixed in 5.4.257; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.195; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.132; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.53; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.4.16; from 6.5.0, fixed in 6.5.3

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

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

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