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Linux Linux — clk: Fix memory leak in devm_clk_notifier_register()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0014 4.0 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 6d30d50d037dfa092f9d5d1fffa348ab4abb7163 – —
Linux 5.11 – 5.15.121
TIMELINE
Oct 7 Reserved by Linux
Oct 7 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2023-53674 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| October 7, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| October 7, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2023-53674 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6d30d50d037dfa092f9d5d1fffa348ab4abb7163 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.11 | 5.15.121 |
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