CVE-2023-53697
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Publication date: 2025-10-22

Last updated on: 2025-10-22

Assigner: kernel.org

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'.
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Published
2025-10-22
Last Modified
2025-10-22
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-22
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2023-53697
EUVD
EUVD-2023-60031
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linux linux_kernel *
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel related to the nvdimm subsystem. Specifically, memory allocated for 'nd_pmu->pmu.attr_groups' in the function 'register_nvdimm_pmu' is not properly freed when 'unregister_nvdimm_pmu' is called, leading to lost memory.

Impact Analysis

The memory leak can cause increased memory usage over time, potentially leading to reduced system performance or stability issues if the leaked memory accumulates significantly.

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