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CVE-2023-53451
scsi: qla2xxx: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02405f4023866ae91a611b5b85cb2e074ec2de5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee4c9a93238b9ce3703942500cb1aeacf77090d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f90a8b0481615622bd0558aa8cf361bea872045
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bea9c1c983152c5411f5a2f1113cb790ce1389d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a52a2e14fe866541bbc0033058e44bf0bf0c580
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce2cdbe530b0066bae1f98dbab590a232d507eaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af7affc0f6b82a5bde430fc4f0dcf70963442fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/464ea494a40c6e3e0e8f91dd325408aaf21515ba
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08, 2.6.35, 0, 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.40, 6.4.5, 6.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 1st, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.