CVE-2023-53674
MEDIUMLinux kernel - Memory Leak
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: Fix memory leak in devm_clk_notifier_register() devm_clk_notifier_register() allocates a devres resource for clk notifier but didn't register that to the device, so the notifier didn't get unregistered on device detach and the allocated resource was leaked. Fix the issue by registering the resource through devres_add(). This issue was found with kmemleak on a Chromebook.
References (5)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.15.121
Timeline
Published
Oct 07, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026