CVE-2023-53697
published 2025-10-22CVE-2023-53697: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu() Memory pointed by…
PriorityP422medium4.7
EPSS
0.20%
9.9th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
Memory pointed by 'nd_pmu->pmu.attr_groups' is allocated in function
'register_nvdimm_pmu' and is lost after 'kfree(nd_pmu)' call in function
'unregister_nvdimm_pmu'.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.55-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.55-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 0fab1ba6ad6ba1f76380f92ead95c6e861ef8116 < 500a6ff9c2a81348fe0f04e2deb758145e8ab94e | 500a6ff9c2a81348fe0f04e2deb758145e8ab94e |
| linux | linux | >= 0fab1ba6ad6ba1f76380f92ead95c6e861ef8116 < 4999f2ec5fde7c45e3ecafda5b78560cc1c7bdb5 | 4999f2ec5fde7c45e3ecafda5b78560cc1c7bdb5 |
| linux | linux | >= 0fab1ba6ad6ba1f76380f92ead95c6e861ef8116 < 16259c80542ee8945aaa39cfc6a1809bcdc08ffe | 16259c80542ee8945aaa39cfc6a1809bcdc08ffe |
| linux | linux | >= 0fab1ba6ad6ba1f76380f92ead95c6e861ef8116 < 85ae42c72142346645e63c33835da947dfa008b3 | 85ae42c72142346645e63c33835da947dfa008b3 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.55-1 | 6.1.55-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.5.3-1 | 6.5.3-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.5.3-1 | 6.5.3-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.18.0 < 6.1.53 | 6.1.53 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2.0 < 6.4.16 | 6.4.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.5.0 < 6.5.3 | 6.5.3 |
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Red Hat
kernel: nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
vendor_redhat·2025-10-22·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2023-53697 [MEDIUM] CWE-772 kernel: nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
kernel: nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
Memory pointed by 'nd_pmu->pmu.attr_groups' is allocated in function
'register_nvdimm_pmu' and is lost after 'kfree(nd_pmu)' call in function
'unregister_nvdimm_pmu'.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9) -
Debian
CVE-2023-53697: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm: Fix...
vendor_debian·2023
CVE-2023-53697 CVE-2023-53697: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm: Fix...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu() Memory pointed by 'nd_pmu->pmu.attr_groups' is allocated in function 'register_nvdimm_pmu' and is lost after 'kfree(nd_pmu)' call in function 'unregister_nvdimm_pmu'.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.55-1)
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.5.3-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.5.3-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.5.3-1)
OSV
nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
osv·2025-10-22
CVE-2023-53697 nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
Memory pointed by 'nd_pmu->pmu.attr_groups' is allocated in function
'register_nvdimm_pmu' and is lost after 'kfree(nd_pmu)' call in function
'unregister_nvdimm_pmu'.
OSV
CVE-2023-53697: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu() Memory pointed b
osv·2025-10-22
CVE-2023-53697 CVE-2023-53697: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu() Memory pointed b
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu() Memory pointed by 'nd_pmu->pmu.attr_groups' is allocated in function 'register_nvdimm_pmu' and is lost after 'kfree(nd_pmu)' call in function 'unregister_nvdimm_pmu'.
GHSA
GHSA-xrjw-43g7-84q8: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
Memory pointed
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-22
CVE-2023-53697 GHSA-xrjw-43g7-84q8: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
Memory pointed
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
Memory pointed by 'nd_pmu->pmu.attr_groups' is allocated in function
'register_nvdimm_pmu' and is lost after 'kfree(nd_pmu)' call in function
'unregister_nvdimm_pmu'.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-10-22
Published