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CVE-2023-53674
clk: Fix memory leak in devm_clk_notifier_register()
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 7, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 8, 2025, 7:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
Solution
Fix memory leak by registering the device resource properly.
  • Register the resource through devres_add().
  • Apply the kernel patch.
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 07, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49451db71b746df990888068961f1033f7c9b734
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fb933e56f77a57ef7cfc59fc34cbbf1b1fa31ff
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a326cf0107b197e649bbaa2a2b1355894826ce32
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb1b04fd4283fc8f9acefe0ddc61ba072ed44877
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efbbda79b2881a04dcd0e8f28634933d79e17e49
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