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CVE-2023-53697 Detail

Description

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'.


Metrics

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16259c80542ee8945aaa39cfc6a1809bcdc08ffe kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4999f2ec5fde7c45e3ecafda5b78560cc1c7bdb5 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/500a6ff9c2a81348fe0f04e2deb758145e8ab94e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85ae42c72142346645e63c33835da947dfa008b3 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53697
NVD Published Date:
10/22/2025
NVD Last Modified:
10/22/2025
Source:
kernel.org