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CVE-2023-53078


In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: scsi_dh_alua: Fix memleak for 'qdata' in alua_activate() If alua_rtpg_queue() failed from alua_activate(), then 'qdata' is not freed, which will cause following memleak: unreferenced object 0xffff88810b2c6980 (size 32): comm "kworker/u16:2", pid 635322, jiffies 4355801099 (age 1216426.076s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 40 39 24 c1 ff ff ff ff 00 f8 ea 0a 81 88 ff ff @9$............. backtrace: [<0000000098f3a26d>] alua_activate+0xb0/0x320 [<000000003b529641>] scsi_dh_activate+0xb2/0x140 [<000000007b296db3>] activate_path_work+0xc6/0xe0 [dm_multipath] [<000000007adc9ace>] process_one_work+0x3c5/0x730 [<00000000c457a985>] worker_thread+0x93/0x650 [<00000000cb80e628>] kthread+0x1ba/0x210 [<00000000a1e61077>] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 Fix the problem by freeing 'qdata' in error path.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from linux organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2025-05-02T16:15:26.820

Last Modified

2025-11-12T20:49:25.560

Status

Analyzed

Source

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-401

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.14.312 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.19.280 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 5.4.240 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 5.10.177 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 5.15.105 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 6.1.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 6.2.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 4.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 4.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 4.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 4.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 4.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 6.3 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.