Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-53118
CVE-2023-53118
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: core: Fix a procfs host directory removal regression
scsi_proc_hostdir_rm() decreases a reference counter and hence must only be called once per host that is removed. This change does not require a scsi_add_host_with_dma() change since scsi_add_host_with_dma() will return 0 (success) if scsi_proc_host_add() is called.
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Affected products
102cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.19.278,<4.20
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10.175:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4.237:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 5.4.237
- osv-coords92 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>= 5.4.237, < 5.4.238+ 91 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.4.237, < 5.4.238
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.269.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.269.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.269.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1.150500.6.51.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1.150400.24.84.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 1-150400.9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.269.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.269.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.110.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.15.121.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.97.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.269.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a764d55e938743efa7c2cba7305633bcf227f09nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c665bb185037e7eb66fb792c61da9d7151e99cnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/73f030d4ef6d1ad17f824a0a2eb637ef7a9c7d51nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e0ae8667fcdd99d1756922e1140cac75f5fa279nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c3d3bb6469cea929ac68fd326bdcbefcdfdd83nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/be03df3d4bfe7e8866d4aa43d62e648ffe884f5fnvdPatch
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