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CVE-2023-53451

Published: Oct 1, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

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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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux	affected `a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 - < 02405f4023866ae91a611b5b85cb2e074ec2de5a` affected `a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 - < ee4c9a93238b9ce3703942500cb1aeacf77090d2` affected `a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 - < 4f90a8b0481615622bd0558aa8cf361bea872045` affected `a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 - < 2bea9c1c983152c5411f5a2f1113cb790ce1389d` affected `a9083016a5314b3aeba6e0d2e814872e72168c08 - < 5a52a2e14fe866541bbc0033058e44bf0bf0c580` +3 more versions
Linux	Linux	affected `2.6.35` unaffected `0 - < 2.6.35` unaffected `4.14.322 - <= 4.14.` unaffected `4.19.291 - <= 4.19.` unaffected `5.4.251 - <= 5.4.*` +5 more versions

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02405f4023866ae91a611b5b85cb2e074ec2de5a

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee4c9a93238b9ce3703942500cb1aeacf77090d2

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f90a8b0481615622bd0558aa8cf361bea872045

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bea9c1c983152c5411f5a2f1113cb790ce1389d

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a52a2e14fe866541bbc0033058e44bf0bf0c580

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce2cdbe530b0066bae1f98dbab590a232d507eaa

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af7affc0f6b82a5bde430fc4f0dcf70963442fbc

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/464ea494a40c6e3e0e8f91dd325408aaf21515ba

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