CVE-2023-54289

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel’s scsi subsystem, specifically within the qedf driver. A NULL dereference issue was identified in the error handling of the qedf alloc global queues() function. The issue occurs when attempting to free global queues that have not been allocated, leading to a potential crash when checking for a NULL pointer. The vulnerability was reported by Smatch, a static analysis tool.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.