---
id: CVE-2023-53115
title: 'scsi: mpi3mr: Fix memory leaks in mpi3mr_init_ioc()'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  scsi: mpi3mr: Fix memory leaks in mpi3mr_init_ioc()

  Don't allocate memory again when IOC is being reinitialized.
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= fe6db615156573d3f6a37564b8a590cb03bbaf25 <
    5aab9342f12f980b64617a034d121efbbf09100a
  - >-
    Linux >= fe6db615156573d3f6a37564b8a590cb03bbaf25 <
    7277b4eec2f25a0653646ba95b1f25fa16be1d6c
  - >-
    Linux >= fe6db615156573d3f6a37564b8a590cb03bbaf25 <
    c798304470cab88723d895726d17fcb96472e0e9
  - Linux 5.17
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-05T20:17:51.845794Z'
published: '2025-05-02'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T20:21:02.355Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53115'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5aab9342f12f980b64617a034d121efbbf09100a'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7277b4eec2f25a0653646ba95b1f25fa16be1d6c'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c798304470cab88723d895726d17fcb96472e0e9'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00199
epssPercentile: 0.09786
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T22:38:31.772Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: mpi3mr: Fix memory leaks in mpi3mr_init_ioc()

Don't allocate memory again when IOC is being reinitialized.

## Affected

- `Linux >= fe6db615156573d3f6a37564b8a590cb03bbaf25 < 5aab9342f12f980b64617a034d121efbbf09100a`
- `Linux >= fe6db615156573d3f6a37564b8a590cb03bbaf25 < 7277b4eec2f25a0653646ba95b1f25fa16be1d6c`
- `Linux >= fe6db615156573d3f6a37564b8a590cb03bbaf25 < c798304470cab88723d895726d17fcb96472e0e9`
- `Linux 5.17`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.