Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53596

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers: base: Free devm resources when unregistering a device In the current code, devres_release_all() only ge

Published Oct 4, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 1, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53596. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.15%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux a525a3ddeaca69f405d98442ab3c0746e53168dc <c8c426fae26086a0ca8ab6cc6da2de79810ec038

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers: base: Free devm resources when unregistering a device In the current code, devres_release_all() only gets called if the device has a bus and has been probed. This leads to issues when using bus-less or driver-less devices where the device might never get freed if a managed resource holds a reference to the device. This is happening in the DRM framework for example. We should thus call devres_release_all() in the device_del() function to make sure that the device-managed actions are properly executed when the device is

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  • vendor Linux Linux a525a3ddeaca69f405d98442ab3c0746e53168dc <c8c426fae26086a0ca8ab6cc6da2de79810ec038a525a3ddeaca69f405d98442ab3c0746e53168dc <c8c426fae26086a0ca8ab6cc6da2de79810ec038

How to fix CVE-2023-53596

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53596. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux a525a3ddeaca69f405d98442ab3c0746e53168dc <c8c426fae26086a0ca8ab6cc6da2de79810ec038 a525a3ddeaca69f405d98442ab3c0746e53168dc <c8c426fae26086a0ca8ab6cc6da2de79810ec038. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers: base: Free devm resources when unregistering a device In the current code, devres_release_all() only gets called if the device has a bus and has been probed. This leads to issues when using bus-less or driver-less devices where the device might never get freed if a managed resource holds a reference to the device. This is

  2. Jun 1, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers: base: Free devm resources when unregistering a device In the current code, devres_release_all() only gets called if the device has a bus and has been probed. This leads to issues when using bus-less or driver-less devices where the device might never get freed if a managed resource holds a reference to the device. This is

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53596

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53596

    30-day exploitation probability 0.15%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-32282

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers: base: Free devm resources when unregistering a device In the current code, devres_release_all() only gets called if the device has a bus and has been probed. This leads to issues when using bus-less or d

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.