CVE-2023-53174

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: core: Fix possible memory leak if device_add() fails If device_add() returns error, the name allocated by dev_set_name() needs be freed. As the comment of device_add() says, put_device() should be used to decrease the reference count in the error path. So fix this by calling put_device(), then the name can be freed in kobject_cleanp().

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04b5b5cb0136ce970333a9c6cec7e46adba1ea3a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06c5340858011aa1195aec43a776e3185fbf7f56	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c0e16d0c5ec59398b405f4c4aa5a076e656c3f	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63956ad27a6882f01fea7c69e17823090f4c7b3f	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bc7f4c8c27d526f968788b8a985896755b1df35	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9a76d5ffdecd3b52ac333eb89361b0c9fe04e8	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b191ff1f075c4875f11271cbf0093e6e044a12aa	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e12fac07f61caac9c5b186d827658b3470787619	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc5::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2025-09-15 14:15

Updated : 2025-12-02 02:58

NVD link : CVE-2023-53174

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53174

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53174

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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