---
id: CVE-2023-53512
title: 'scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak

  Add a forgotten kfree().
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 <
    30c7c72b6cf9d8c95f9b219c9d2e4e31b15bebe5
  - >-
    Linux >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 <
    378cc0eec4aa546ce1ae17515e2dfab719d4fb1e
  - >-
    Linux >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 <
    847cdbdcd5a24c1eec9595161a23b88fef91ff42
  - >-
    Linux >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 <
    28137ea3eb05a87329a7154a8ff410d9e8bcc0a5
  - >-
    Linux >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 <
    54dd96015e8d7a2a07359e2dfebf05b529d1780c
  - Linux 4.16
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-05T20:22:43.397784Z'
published: '2025-10-01'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T20:31:12.571Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53512'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30c7c72b6cf9d8c95f9b219c9d2e4e31b15bebe5'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/378cc0eec4aa546ce1ae17515e2dfab719d4fb1e'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/847cdbdcd5a24c1eec9595161a23b88fef91ff42'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28137ea3eb05a87329a7154a8ff410d9e8bcc0a5'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54dd96015e8d7a2a07359e2dfebf05b529d1780c'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00148
epssPercentile: 0.04034
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T22:38:31.806Z'
---

## Overview

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

scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak

Add a forgotten kfree().

## Affected

- `Linux >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 < 30c7c72b6cf9d8c95f9b219c9d2e4e31b15bebe5`
- `Linux >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 < 378cc0eec4aa546ce1ae17515e2dfab719d4fb1e`
- `Linux >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 < 847cdbdcd5a24c1eec9595161a23b88fef91ff42`
- `Linux >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 < 28137ea3eb05a87329a7154a8ff410d9e8bcc0a5`
- `Linux >= dbec4c9040edc15442c3ebdb65408aa9d3b82c24 < 54dd96015e8d7a2a07359e2dfebf05b529d1780c`
- `Linux 4.16`

## Remediation

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