CVE-2023-53150

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Pointer may be dereferenced Klocwork tool reported pointer 'rport' returned from call to function fc_bsg_to_rport() may be NULL and will be dereferenced. Add a fix to validate rport before dereferencing.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/005961bd8f066fe931104f67c34ebfcc7f240099	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00eca15319d9ce8c31cdf22f32a3467775423df4	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0715da51391d223bf4981e28346770edea7eeb74	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22b1d7c8bb59c3376430a8bad5840194b12bf29a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f22f9ddbb29dba369daddb084be3bacf1587529	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5addd62586a94a572359418464ce0ae12fa46187	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a69125a3ce88d9a386872034e7664b30cc4bcbed	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b06d1b525364bbcf4929b4b35d81945b10dc9883	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2025-09-15 14:15

Updated : 2025-11-25 17:03

NVD link : CVE-2023-53150

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53150

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53150

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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