PT-2025-18884 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Published 2023-11-07 · Updated 2026-02-02 · CVE-2023-53120

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns a DMA memory leak in the Linux kernel, specifically in the scsi: mpi3mr component. A fix has been implemented to address the problem, which was related to device driver pending DMA allocations while being released from a device.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

CESA-2023_7077

CVE-2023-53120

RHSA-2023:6583

RHSA-2023:7077

RHSA-2023_6583

RHSA-2023_7077

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Centos

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Red Os

References · 18

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53120.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53120 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-53120 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53120 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53120 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53120 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fc4d698ed4b6507be2eb36d040a678adcb89da4 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2b02172b6a2ae6aecd7ef6480b9c4bf3dc59f4 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dca06ccf13de14e144d34f158f73ae0032f80e63 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53120 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53120 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53120 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025050231-CVE-2023-53120-8e03@gregkh/T · Note
• https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/uyazvimosti/support/secure/uyazvimosti/uyazvimost-kernel-lt-cve-2023-53120-7.3 · Note
• https://docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2023-53120 · Note