CVE-2023-53174
What it is
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().
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.14.323
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.292
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.254
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.191
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.127
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.46
- Linux Kernel < 6.4.11
- Linux Kernel 6.5
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04b5b5cb0136ce970333a9c6cec7e46adba1ea3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06c5340858011aa1195aec43a776e3185fbf7f56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c0e16d0c5ec59398b405f4c4aa5a076e656c3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63956ad27a6882f01fea7c69e17823090f4c7b3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bc7f4c8c27d526f968788b8a985896755b1df35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9a76d5ffdecd3b52ac333eb89361b0c9fe04e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b191ff1f075c4875f11271cbf0093e6e044a12aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e12fac07f61caac9c5b186d827658b3470787619
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04b5b5cb0136ce970333a9c6cec7e46adba1ea3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06c5340858011aa1195aec43a776e3185fbf7f56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c0e16d0c5ec59398b405f4c4aa5a076e656c3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63956ad27a6882f01fea7c69e17823090f4c7b3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bc7f4c8c27d526f968788b8a985896755b1df35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9a76d5ffdecd3b52ac333eb89361b0c9fe04e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b191ff1f075c4875f11271cbf0093e6e044a12aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e12fac07f61caac9c5b186d827658b3470787619