3 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/core/src/multiarray/array_coercion.c b/numpy/core/src/multiarray/array_coercion.c
index 8e5183424..3c44d312c 100644
--- a/numpy/core/src/multiarray/array_coercion.c
+++ b/numpy/core/src/multiarray/array_coercion.c
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ npy_new_coercion_cache(
         cache = PyMem_Malloc(sizeof(coercion_cache_obj));
     }
     if (cache == NULL) {
+        Py_DECREF(arr_or_sequence);
         PyErr_NoMemory();
         return -1;
     }
@@ -1089,7 +1090,6 @@ PyArray_DiscoverDTypeAndShape_Recursive(
     }
     /* The cache takes ownership of the sequence here. */
     if (npy_new_coercion_cache(obj, seq, 1, coercion_cache_tail_ptr, curr_dims) < 0) {
-        Py_DECREF(seq);
         return -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/numpy/core/src/multiarray/multiarraymodule.c b/numpy/core/src/multiarray/multiarraymodule.c
index 5dccaf94c..184f9d05f 100644
--- a/numpy/core/src/multiarray/multiarraymodule.c
+++ b/numpy/core/src/multiarray/multiarraymodule.c
@@ -4669,14 +4669,14 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit__multiarray_umath(void) {
     PyObject *m, *d, *s;
     PyObject *c_api;
 
-    /* Initialize CPU features */
-    if (npy_cpu_init() < 0) {
-        goto err;
-    }
-
     /* Create the module and add the functions */
     m = PyModule_Create(&moduledef);
     if (!m) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* Initialize CPU features */
+    if (npy_cpu_init() < 0) {
         goto err;
     }
 
@@ -4914,6 +4914,6 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit__multiarray_umath(void) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
                         "cannot load multiarray module.");
     }
-    Py_XDECREF(m);
+    Py_DECREF(m);
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/numpy/core/src/multiarray/scalarapi.c b/numpy/core/src/multiarray/scalarapi.c
index 28c010f8f..564352f1f 100644
--- a/numpy/core/src/multiarray/scalarapi.c
+++ b/numpy/core/src/multiarray/scalarapi.c
@@ -233,9 +233,12 @@ PyArray_CastScalarToCtype(PyObject *scalar, void *ctypeptr,
     PyArray_VectorUnaryFunc* castfunc;
 
     descr = PyArray_DescrFromScalar(scalar);
+    if (descr == NULL) {
+        return -1;
+    }
     castfunc = PyArray_GetCastFunc(descr, outcode->type_num);
     if (castfunc == NULL) {
-        Py_XDECREF(descr);
+        Py_DECREF(descr);
         return -1;
     }
     if (PyTypeNum_ISEXTENDED(descr->type_num) ||