What is CVE-2023-53126?

CVE-2023-53126 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.1 onward and patched in 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and 6.3. CVE-2023-53126 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53126?

CVE-2023-53126 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53126?

Yes, CVE-2023-53126 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53126 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53126 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2023-53126

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-05-02

Last modified 2025-11-10

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2023-53126 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.21, 6.2.8, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.1

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.21 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.8 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53126 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/480aae2f30637b5140e9c7a9b10298e538df2b5e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c60a7c7508645a9f36e4a18a5f548fb79378acd1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4caa1a4255cc44be56bcab3db2c97c632e6cc10
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53126

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-05-02

Modified 2025-11-10

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53126?

CVE-2023-53126 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.1 onward and has been patched in 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and 6.3. CVE-2023-53126 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53126?

CVE-2023-53126 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53126?

Yes — CVE-2023-53126 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53126 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53126 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →