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CVE-2023-53512: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-10-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak Add a forgotten kfree().

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 4.16 before 5.10.173; from 5.11 before 5.15.99; from 5.16 before 6.1.16; from 6.2 before 6.2.3 — fixed in 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28137ea3eb05a87329a7154a8ff410d9e8bcc0a5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30c7c72b6cf9d8c95f9b219c9d2e4e31b15bebe5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/378cc0eec4aa546ce1ae17515e2dfab719d4fb1e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54dd96015e8d7a2a07359e2dfebf05b529d1780c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/847cdbdcd5a24c1eec9595161a23b88fef91ff42

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