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CVE-2023-53451 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02405f4023866ae91a611b5b85cb2e074ec2de5a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bea9c1c983152c5411f5a2f1113cb790ce1389d kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/464ea494a40c6e3e0e8f91dd325408aaf21515ba kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f90a8b0481615622bd0558aa8cf361bea872045 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a52a2e14fe866541bbc0033058e44bf0bf0c580 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af7affc0f6b82a5bde430fc4f0dcf70963442fbc kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce2cdbe530b0066bae1f98dbab590a232d507eaa kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee4c9a93238b9ce3703942500cb1aeacf77090d2 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53451
NVD Published Date:
10/01/2025
NVD Last Modified:
10/02/2025
Source:
kernel.org