Bug 2400701 (CVE-2023-53451)

Summary:	CVE-2023-53451 kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-10-01 12:02:27 UTC

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.

Comment 1 Jon Moroney 2025-10-01 23:26:37 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025100103-CVE-2023-53451-bb02@gregkh/T