What is CVE-2023-53126?

CVE-2023-53126 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-53126?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53126

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpi3mr: Fix sas_hba.phy memory leak in mpi3mr_remove() Free mrioc->sas_hba.phy at .remove.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 42fc9fee116fc6a225a1f738adf86689d5c39d49, 6.1, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53126?: CVE-2023-53126 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-53126?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.