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CVE-2023-53150: scsi: qla2xxx: Pointer may be dereferenced

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.16% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 005961bd8f066fe931104f67c34ebfcc7f240099, 00eca15319d9ce8c31cdf22f32a3467775423df4, 0715da51391d223bf4981e28346770edea7eeb74.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 005961bd8f066fe931104f67c34ebfcc7f240099, 00eca15319d9ce8c31cdf22f32a3467775423df4, 0715da51391d223bf4981e28346770edea7eeb74 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Pointer may be dereferenced Klocwork tool reported pointer 'rport' returned from call to function fc_bsg_to_rport() may be NULL and will be dereferenced. Add a fix to validate rport before dereferencing.

Published
Sep 15, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 5th percentile

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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 3.1affected
    • 7c3df1320e5e875478775e78d01a09aee96b8abe and later · before 005961bd8f066fe931104f67c34ebfcc7f240099affected · git
    • 7c3df1320e5e875478775e78d01a09aee96b8abe and later · before a69125a3ce88d9a386872034e7664b30cc4bcbedaffected · git
    • 7c3df1320e5e875478775e78d01a09aee96b8abe and later · before 3f22f9ddbb29dba369daddb084be3bacf1587529affected · git
    • 7c3df1320e5e875478775e78d01a09aee96b8abe and later · before 5addd62586a94a572359418464ce0ae12fa46187affected · git
    • 7c3df1320e5e875478775e78d01a09aee96b8abe and later · before 0715da51391d223bf4981e28346770edea7eeb74affected · git
    • 7c3df1320e5e875478775e78d01a09aee96b8abe and later · before b06d1b525364bbcf4929b4b35d81945b10dc9883affected · git
    • 7c3df1320e5e875478775e78d01a09aee96b8abe and later · before 22b1d7c8bb59c3376430a8bad5840194b12bf29aaffected · git
    • 7c3df1320e5e875478775e78d01a09aee96b8abe and later · before 00eca15319d9ce8c31cdf22f32a3467775423df4affected · git
    • before 3.1not affected · semver
Affected versions · NVD (7)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernelbefore 4.14.322
  • linux linux kernel4.15 and later · before 4.19.291
  • linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.251
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.188
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.121
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.40
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.4.5

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.52-16.1.52-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.4.11-16.4.11-1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6dtb-aarch64before 6.4.0-150600.23.73.16.4.0-150600.23.73.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-64kbbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.73.16.4.0-150600.23.73.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-azurebefore 6.4.0-150600.8.52.16.4.0-150600.8.52.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-debugbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.73.16.4.0-150600.23.73.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-defaultbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.73.16.4.0-150600.23.73.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-default-basebefore 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.16.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-docsbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.73.16.4.0-150600.23.73.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-kvmsmallbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.73.16.4.0-150600.23.73.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-obs-buildbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.73.16.4.0-150600.23.73.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-obs-qabefore 6.4.0-150600.23.73.16.4.0-150600.23.73.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-rtbefore 6.4.0-150600.10.55.16.4.0-150600.10.55.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-rt_debugbefore 6.4.0-150600.10.55.16.4.0-150600.10.55.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-sourcebefore 6.4.0-150600.23.73.16.4.0-150600.23.73.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-source-azurebefore 6.4.0-150600.8.52.16.4.0-150600.8.52.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-source-rtbefore 6.4.0-150600.10.55.16.4.0-150600.10.55.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-symsbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.73.16.4.0-150600.23.73.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-syms-azurebefore 6.4.0-150600.8.52.16.4.0-150600.8.52.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-syms-rtbefore 6.4.0-150600.10.55.16.4.0-150600.10.55.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-zfcpdumpbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.73.16.4.0-150600.23.73.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_16before 1-150600.13.3.11-150600.13.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_16before 1-150600.1.3.11-150600.1.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_6before 1-150700.15.3.11-150700.15.3.1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-50261Sep 15, 2025 · drm/sti: Fix return type of sti_{dvo,hda,hdmi}_connector_mode_valid()
    22Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-53148Sep 15, 2025 · igb: Fix igb_down hung on surprise removal
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2023-53151Sep 15, 2025 · md/raid10: prevent soft lockup while flush writes
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux005961bd8f066fe931104f67c34ebfcc7f240099Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux00eca15319d9ce8c31cdf22f32a3467775423df4Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux0715da51391d223bf4981e28346770edea7eeb74Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux22b1d7c8bb59c3376430a8bad5840194b12bf29aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux3f22f9ddbb29dba369daddb084be3bacf1587529Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux5addd62586a94a572359418464ce0ae12fa46187Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxa69125a3ce88d9a386872034e7664b30cc4bcbedVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb06d1b525364bbcf4929b4b35d81945b10dc9883Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.52-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:dtb-aarch646.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-64kb6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-debug6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-default6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-default-base6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-docs6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-kvmsmall6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-obs-build6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-obs-qa6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-source6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-syms6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-zfcpdump6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-64kb6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-azure6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default-base6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-docs6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_161-150600.13.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-obs-build6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source-azure6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

References

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