CVE-2023-53512
published 2025-10-01CVE-2023-53512: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak Add a forgotten kfree().
PriorityP415medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.14%
3.4th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak
Add a forgotten kfree().
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 < 30c7c72b6cf9d8c95f9b219c9d2e4e31b15bebe5 | 30c7c72b6cf9d8c95f9b219c9d2e4e31b15bebe5 |
| linux | linux | >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 < 378cc0eec4aa546ce1ae17515e2dfab719d4fb1e | 378cc0eec4aa546ce1ae17515e2dfab719d4fb1e |
| linux | linux | >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 < 847cdbdcd5a24c1eec9595161a23b88fef91ff42 | 847cdbdcd5a24c1eec9595161a23b88fef91ff42 |
| linux | linux | >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 < 28137ea3eb05a87329a7154a8ff410d9e8bcc0a5 | 28137ea3eb05a87329a7154a8ff410d9e8bcc0a5 |
| linux | linux | >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 < 54dd96015e8d7a2a07359e2dfebf05b529d1780c | 54dd96015e8d7a2a07359e2dfebf05b529d1780c |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.178-1 | 5.10.178-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.20-1 | 6.1.20-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.20-1 | 6.1.20-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.20-1 | 6.1.20-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.16 < 5.10.173 | 5.10.173 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11 < 5.15.99 | 5.15.99 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.1.16 | 6.1.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2 < 6.2.3 | 6.2.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak
vendor_redhat·2025-10-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53512 [MEDIUM] CWE-772 kernel: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak
kernel: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak
Add a forgotten kfree().
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9) - Fix deferred
Debian
CVE-2023-53512: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3s...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53512 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53512: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3s...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak Add a forgotten kfree().
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.20-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.10.178-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.1.20-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.1.20-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.1.20-1)
OSV
CVE-2023-53512: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak Add a forgotten kfree()
osv·2025-10-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53512 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53512: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak Add a forgotten kfree()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak Add a forgotten kfree().
GHSA
GHSA-f27v-g69j-2x4q: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak
Add a forgotten kfree()
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-01
CVE-2023-53512 [MEDIUM] CWE-401 GHSA-f27v-g69j-2x4q: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak
Add a forgotten kfree()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak
Add a forgotten kfree().
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28137ea3eb05a87329a7154a8ff410d9e8bcc0a5https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30c7c72b6cf9d8c95f9b219c9d2e4e31b15bebe5https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/378cc0eec4aa546ce1ae17515e2dfab719d4fb1ehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54dd96015e8d7a2a07359e2dfebf05b529d1780chttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/847cdbdcd5a24c1eec9595161a23b88fef91ff42
2025-10-01
Published