PT-2025-40766
CVE-2023-53603
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Published
2023-06-14
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Updated
2026-10-21
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The Linux kernel contains a flaw in the qla2xxx SCSI driver where a NULL pointer dereference may occur. Specifically, the issue arises when the
sa ctl variable is NULL, and the fcport pointer is allocated after the exit call, leading to a dereference of a NULL fcport pointer during routine exit. The issue was identified by Klocwork.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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