PT-2025-40219 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Published 2023-02-07 · Updated 2025-10-23 · CVE-2023-53512

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 A memory leak was resolved in the SCSI subsystem related to the mpt3sas driver. The issue was addressed by adding a missing kfree() function call.

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

Exploit

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-772

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

BDU:2025-12901

CESA-2023_7077

CVE-2023-53512

RHSA-2023:6583

RHSA-2023:7077

RHSA-2023_6583

RHSA-2023_7077

SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1

Affected Products

Centos

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Suse

Mpt3Sas

References · 990

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53512.json · Exploit
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28137ea3eb05a87329a7154a8ff410d9e8bcc0a5 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53512 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-12901 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30c7c72b6cf9d8c95f9b219c9d2e4e31b15bebe5 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53512 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53512 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/378cc0eec4aa546ce1ae17515e2dfab719d4fb1e · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54dd96015e8d7a2a07359e2dfebf05b529d1780c · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53512 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/847cdbdcd5a24c1eec9595161a23b88fef91ff42 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53512 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1 · Vendor Advisory