CVE-2023-53436
scsi: snic: Fix possible memory leak if device_add() fails
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: snic: 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 give up the reference 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/789275f7c0544374d40bc8d9c81f96751a41df45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f830968d464f55e11bc9260a132fc77daa266aa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cea09922f5f75652d55b481ee34011fc7f19868b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58889d5ad74cbc1c9595db74e13522b58b69b0ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/461f8ac666fa232afee5ed6420099913ec4e4ba2
References (8)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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