{"id":"CVE-2023-53174","title":"scsi: core: Fix possible memory leak if device_add() fails","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: core: Fix possible memory leak if device_add() fails\n\nIf device_add() returns error, the name allocated by dev_set_name() needs\nbe freed. As the comment of device…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < 63956ad27a6882f01fea7c69e17823090f4c7b3f","Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < 06c5340858011aa1195aec43a776e3185fbf7f56","Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < e12fac07f61caac9c5b186d827658b3470787619","Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < aa9a76d5ffdecd3b52ac333eb89361b0c9fe04e8","Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < 6bc7f4c8c27d526f968788b8a985896755b1df35","Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < b191ff1f075c4875f11271cbf0093e6e044a12aa","Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < 43c0e16d0c5ec59398b405f4c4aa5a076e656c3f","Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < 04b5b5cb0136ce970333a9c6cec7e46adba1ea3a","Linux 2.6.26"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:19:35.995674Z"},"published":"2025-09-15","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:21:06.225Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53174","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63956ad27a6882f01fea7c69e17823090f4c7b3f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06c5340858011aa1195aec43a776e3185fbf7f56"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e12fac07f61caac9c5b186d827658b3470787619"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9a76d5ffdecd3b52ac333eb89361b0c9fe04e8"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bc7f4c8c27d526f968788b8a985896755b1df35"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b191ff1f075c4875f11271cbf0093e6e044a12aa"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c0e16d0c5ec59398b405f4c4aa5a076e656c3f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04b5b5cb0136ce970333a9c6cec7e46adba1ea3a"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0016,"epssPercentile":0.05158,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.783Z","slug":"CVE-2023-53174","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: core: Fix possible memory leak if device_add() fails\n\nIf device_add() returns error, the name allocated by dev_set_name() needs\nbe freed. As the comment of device_add() says, put_device() should be used\nto decrease the reference count in the error path. So fix this by calling\nput_device(), then the name can be freed in kobject_cleanp().\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < 63956ad27a6882f01fea7c69e17823090f4c7b3f`\n- `Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < 06c5340858011aa1195aec43a776e3185fbf7f56`\n- `Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < e12fac07f61caac9c5b186d827658b3470787619`\n- `Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < aa9a76d5ffdecd3b52ac333eb89361b0c9fe04e8`\n- `Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < 6bc7f4c8c27d526f968788b8a985896755b1df35`\n- `Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < b191ff1f075c4875f11271cbf0093e6e044a12aa`\n- `Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < 43c0e16d0c5ec59398b405f4c4aa5a076e656c3f`\n- `Linux >= ee959b00c335d7780136c5abda37809191fe52c3 < 04b5b5cb0136ce970333a9c6cec7e46adba1ea3a`\n- `Linux 2.6.26`\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":[]}