CVE-2023-53436
scsi: snic: Fix possible memory leak if device_add() fails
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().
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 18, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 18, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Call put_device() in error paths.
- Ensure name is freed in kobject_cleanp().
- Apply the provided kernel patch.
- Update the Linux kernel.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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(). Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41320b18a0e0dfb236dba4edb9be12dba1878156 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/461f8ac666fa232afee5ed6420099913ec4e4ba2 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58889d5ad74cbc1c9595db74e13522b58b69b0ec Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7723a5d5d187626c4c640842e522cf4e9e39492e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789275f7c0544374d40bc8d9c81f96751a41df45 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cea09922f5f75652d55b481ee34011fc7f19868b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed0acb1ee2e9322b96611635a9ca9303d15ac76c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f830968d464f55e11bc9260a132fc77daa266aa3