CVE-2023-53697
Published Oct 22, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
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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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-53697? +
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'.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-53697? +
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