CVE-2023-53436

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: snic: 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 give up the reference 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/41320b18a0e0dfb236dba4edb9be12dba1878156	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/461f8ac666fa232afee5ed6420099913ec4e4ba2	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58889d5ad74cbc1c9595db74e13522b58b69b0ec	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7723a5d5d187626c4c640842e522cf4e9e39492e	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789275f7c0544374d40bc8d9c81f96751a41df45	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cea09922f5f75652d55b481ee34011fc7f19868b	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed0acb1ee2e9322b96611635a9ca9303d15ac76c	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f830968d464f55e11bc9260a132fc77daa266aa3	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2025-09-18 16:15

Updated : 2026-01-14 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-53436

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53436

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53436

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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