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CVE-2023-53603 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Avoid fcport pointer dereference Klocwork reported warning of NULL pointer may be dereferenced. The routine exits when sa_ctl is NULL and fcport is allocated after the exit call thus causing NULL fcport pointer to dereference at the time of exit. To avoid fcport pointer dereference, exit the routine when sa_ctl is NULL.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4406fe8a96a946c7ea5724ee59625755a1d9c59d kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477bc74ad1add644b606bff6ba1284943c42818a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b504d06976fe4a61cc05dedc68b84fadb397f77 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bbeff613ec0560fb2f6f8b405288f3f043adf64 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53603
NVD Published Date:
10/04/2025
NVD Last Modified:
10/04/2025
Source:
kernel.org