CVE-2023-53697 · cross-distro fix matrix

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

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-53697 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

linux→ fixed in6.1.55-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

linux→ fixed in6.5.3-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux
```

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