{"id":"CVE-2023-53518","revision":"8312ee65a3fd437e8d84b5d552ac14ed","records":[{"revision":"8312ee65a3fd437e8d84b5d552ac14ed","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2023-53518","aliases":[],"title":"PM / devfreq: Fix leak in devfreq_dev_release()","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPM / devfreq: Fix leak in devfreq_dev_release()\n\nsrcu_init_notifier_head() allocates resources that need to be released\nwith a srcu_cleanup_notifier_head() call.\n\nReported by kmemleak.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2025-10-01T11:46:05.446+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-15T21:41:29.791+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": 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