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 CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00034.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0fab1ba6ad6ba1f76380f92ead95c6e861ef8116 affected < 500a6ff9c2a81348fe0f04e2deb758145e8ab94e
0fab1ba6ad6ba1f76380f92ead95c6e861ef8116 affected < 4999f2ec5fde7c45e3ecafda5b78560cc1c7bdb5
0fab1ba6ad6ba1f76380f92ead95c6e861ef8116 affected < 16259c80542ee8945aaa39cfc6a1809bcdc08ffe
0fab1ba6ad6ba1f76380f92ead95c6e861ef8116 affected < 85ae42c72142346645e63c33835da947dfa008b3
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.18 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.18
6.1.53 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.4.16 unaffected ≤ 6.4.*
6.5.3 unaffected ≤ 6.5.*
6.6 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16259c80542ee8945aaa39cfc6a1809bcdc08ffe cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4999f2ec5fde7c45e3ecafda5b78560cc1c7bdb5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/500a6ff9c2a81348fe0f04e2deb758145e8ab94e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85ae42c72142346645e63c33835da947dfa008b3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025102211-CVE-2023-53697-3078@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53697 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53697 cve-icon
History

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'.
Title nvdimm: Fix memleak of pmu attr_groups in unregister_nvdimm_pmu()
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-22T13:23:37.757Z

Reserved: 2025-10-22T13:21:37.345Z

Link: CVE-2023-53697

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-22T14:15:44.223

Modified: 2025-10-22T21:12:48.953

Link: CVE-2023-53697

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-10-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53697 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-23T10:07:40Z

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