{"id":"CVE-2023-53118","title":"scsi: core: Fix a procfs host directory removal regression","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: core: Fix a procfs host directory removal regression\n\nscsi_proc_hostdir_rm() decreases a reference counter and hence must only be\ncalled once per host that is rem…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 891a3cba425cf483d96facca55aebd6ff1da4338 < 88c3d3bb6469cea929ac68fd326bdcbefcdfdd83","Linux >= 6b223e32d66ca9db1f252f433514783d8b22a8e1 < 68c665bb185037e7eb66fb792c61da9d7151e99c","Linux >= e471e928de97b00f297ad1015cc14f9459765713 < 2a764d55e938743efa7c2cba7305633bcf227f09","Linux >= 17e98a5ede81b7696bec421f7afa2dfe467f5e6b < 7e0ae8667fcdd99d1756922e1140cac75f5fa279","Linux >= 1ec363599f8346d5a8d08c71a0d9860d6c420ec0 < 73f030d4ef6d1ad17f824a0a2eb637ef7a9c7d51","Linux >= fc663711b94468f4e1427ebe289c9f05669699c9 < be03df3d4bfe7e8866d4aa43d62e648ffe884f5f","Linux 13daafe1e209b03e9bda16ff2bd2b2da145a139b","Linux >= 4.19.278 < 4.20","Linux >= 5.4.237 < 5.4.238","Linux >= 5.10.175 < 5.10.176","Linux >= 5.15.103 < 5.15.104","Linux >= 6.1.20 < 6.1.21","Linux >= 6.2.7 < 6.2.8"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:18:00.698489Z"},"published":"2025-05-02","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:21:02.526Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53118","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c3d3bb6469cea929ac68fd326bdcbefcdfdd83"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c665bb185037e7eb66fb792c61da9d7151e99c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a764d55e938743efa7c2cba7305633bcf227f09"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e0ae8667fcdd99d1756922e1140cac75f5fa279"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73f030d4ef6d1ad17f824a0a2eb637ef7a9c7d51"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be03df3d4bfe7e8866d4aa43d62e648ffe884f5f"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00202,"epssPercentile":0.10261,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.773Z","slug":"CVE-2023-53118","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: core: Fix a procfs host directory removal regression\n\nscsi_proc_hostdir_rm() decreases a reference counter and hence must only be\ncalled once per host that is removed. This change does not require a\nscsi_add_host_with_dma() change since scsi_add_host_with_dma() will return\n0 (success) if scsi_proc_host_add() is called.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 891a3cba425cf483d96facca55aebd6ff1da4338 < 88c3d3bb6469cea929ac68fd326bdcbefcdfdd83`\n- `Linux >= 6b223e32d66ca9db1f252f433514783d8b22a8e1 < 68c665bb185037e7eb66fb792c61da9d7151e99c`\n- `Linux >= e471e928de97b00f297ad1015cc14f9459765713 < 2a764d55e938743efa7c2cba7305633bcf227f09`\n- `Linux >= 17e98a5ede81b7696bec421f7afa2dfe467f5e6b < 7e0ae8667fcdd99d1756922e1140cac75f5fa279`\n- `Linux >= 1ec363599f8346d5a8d08c71a0d9860d6c420ec0 < 73f030d4ef6d1ad17f824a0a2eb637ef7a9c7d51`\n- `Linux >= fc663711b94468f4e1427ebe289c9f05669699c9 < be03df3d4bfe7e8866d4aa43d62e648ffe884f5f`\n- `Linux 13daafe1e209b03e9bda16ff2bd2b2da145a139b`\n- `Linux >= 4.19.278 < 4.20`\n- `Linux >= 5.4.237 < 5.4.238`\n- `Linux >= 5.10.175 < 5.10.176`\n- `Linux >= 5.15.103 < 5.15.104`\n- `Linux >= 6.1.20 < 6.1.21`\n- `Linux >= 6.2.7 < 6.2.8`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}