CVE-2023-53174
scsi: core: Fix possible memory leak if device_add() fails
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: core: Fix possible memory leak if device_add() fails If device_add() returns error, the name allocated by dev_set_name() needs be freed. As the comment of device_add() says, put_device() should be used to decrease the reference count in the error path. So fix this by calling put_device(), then the name can be freed in kobject_cleanp().
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04b5b5cb0136ce970333a9c6cec7e46adba1ea3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06c5340858011aa1195aec43a776e3185fbf7f56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c0e16d0c5ec59398b405f4c4aa5a076e656c3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63956ad27a6882f01fea7c69e17823090f4c7b3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bc7f4c8c27d526f968788b8a985896755b1df35
References (8)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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