CVE-2023-53512
Status: AnalyzedMedium (5.5)—
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: mpt3sas: Fix a memory leak
Add a forgotten kfree().
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Base score: 5.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.14%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 3
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-401
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28137ea3eb05a87329a7154a8ff410d9e8bcc0a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30c7c72b6cf9d8c95f9b219c9d2e4e31b15bebe5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/378cc0eec4aa546ce1ae17515e2dfab719d4fb1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54dd96015e8d7a2a07359e2dfebf05b529d1780c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/847cdbdcd5a24c1eec9595161a23b88fef91ff42
Raw JSON (NVD)
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