CVE-2023-53451
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CVE-2023-53451 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 2.6.35, < 4.14.322 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.15, < 4.19.291 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.20, < 5.4.251 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.5, < 5.10.188 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.121 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 6.1.40 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.2, < 6.4.5 |
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