CVE-2023-53335

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish() If get_ep_from_tid() fails to lookup non-NULL value for ep, ep is dereferenced later regardless of whether it is empty. This patch adds a simple sanity check to fix the issue. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

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/283861a4c52c1ea4df3dd1b6fc75a50796ce3524	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cfc00e974d75a3aa8155f2660f57d342e1f67ca	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dca64042d855a24b0bd81ce242e5dc7e939f6eb	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ddc77eefb2a567b705c3c86ab2ddabe43cadf1b	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2025-09-17 15:15

Updated : 2026-01-14 19:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-53335

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53335

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53335

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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