CVE-2023-53436
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-18
Last updated on: 2025-12-11
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.2 (inc) to 4.14.323 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.15 (inc) to 4.19.292 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.20 (inc) to 5.4.254 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.5 (inc) to 5.10.191 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.127 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.46 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.2 (inc) to 6.4.11 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.5 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.5 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.5 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.5 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.5 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a possible memory leak in the Linux kernel's SCSI snic driver. Specifically, if the function device_add() fails, the memory allocated for the device name by dev_set_name() is not properly freed. The fix involves calling put_device() to release the reference and then freeing the name in kobject_cleanp(), preventing the memory leak.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to a memory leak in the Linux kernel when device_add() fails in the SCSI snic driver. Over time, this could cause increased memory usage and potentially degrade system performance or stability.