CVE-2023-53436
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Publication date: 2025-09-18

Last updated on: 2025-12-11

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
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().
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Published
2025-09-18
Last Modified
2025-12-11
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-18
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2023-53436
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 12 associated CPEs
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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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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Executive Summary

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.

Impact Analysis

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.

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