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CVE-2023-53451
scsi: qla2xxx: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference
Medium5.5EPSS 0.16%
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- Linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference Klocwork tool reported 'cur_dsd' may be dereferenced. Add fix to validate pointer before dereferencing the pointer.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.16% · top 95% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 – < 02405f4023866ae91a611b5b85cb2e074ec2de5a
- affected a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 – < ee4c9a93238b9ce3703942500cb1aeacf77090d2
- affected a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 – < 4f90a8b0481615622bd0558aa8cf361bea872045
- affected a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 – < 2bea9c1c983152c5411f5a2f1113cb790ce1389d
- affected a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 – < 5a52a2e14fe866541bbc0033058e44bf0bf0c580
- affected a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 – < ce2cdbe530b0066bae1f98dbab590a232d507eaa
- affected a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 – < af7affc0f6b82a5bde430fc4f0dcf70963442fbc
- affected a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 – < 464ea494a40c6e3e0e8f91dd325408aaf21515ba
- affected 2.6.35
- unaffected < 2.6.35
- unaffected 4.14.322 – ≤ 4.14.*
- unaffected 4.19.291 – ≤ 4.19.*
- unaffected 5.4.251 – ≤ 5.4.*
- unaffected 5.10.188 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.121 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.40 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.4.5 – ≤ 6.4.*
- unaffected 6.5 – ≤ *
References (8)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02405f4023866ae91a611b5b85cb2e074ec2de5a (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee4c9a93238b9ce3703942500cb1aeacf77090d2 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f90a8b0481615622bd0558aa8cf361bea872045 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bea9c1c983152c5411f5a2f1113cb790ce1389d (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a52a2e14fe866541bbc0033058e44bf0bf0c580 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce2cdbe530b0066bae1f98dbab590a232d507eaa (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af7affc0f6b82a5bde430fc4f0dcf70963442fbc (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/464ea494a40c6e3e0e8f91dd325408aaf21515ba (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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