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CVE-2023-54289: scsi: qedf: Fix NULL dereference in error handling

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)

  • 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: 0.20% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 08c001c1e9444a3046c79a99aa93ac48073b18cc, 271c9b2eb60149afbeab28cb39e52f73bde9900c, 961c8370c5f7e80a267680476e1bcff34bffe71a.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 08c001c1e9444a3046c79a99aa93ac48073b18cc, 271c9b2eb60149afbeab28cb39e52f73bde9900c, 961c8370c5f7e80a267680476e1bcff34bffe71a 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: qedf: Fix NULL dereference in error handling Smatch reported: drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c:3056 qedf_alloc_global_queues() warn: missing unwind goto? At this point in the function, nothing has been allocated so we can return directly. In particular the "qedf->global_queues" have not been allocated so calling qedf_free_global_queues() will lead to a NULL dereference when we check if (!gl[i]) and "gl" is NULL.

—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 30, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 10th percentile
CWE
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Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
0 / 40 · —
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

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Versions reported by the vendor

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  • Linux Linux

    • 4.11affected
    • 61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd and later · before 961c8370c5f7e80a267680476e1bcff34bffe71aaffected · git
    • 61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd and later · before ac64019e4d4b08c23edb117e0b2590985e33de1daffected · git
    • 61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd and later · before b1de5105d29b145b727b797e2d5de071ab3a7ca1affected · git
    • 61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd and later · before c316bde418af4c2a9df51149ed01d1bd8ca5bebfaffected · git
    • 61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd and later · before 08c001c1e9444a3046c79a99aa93ac48073b18ccaffected · git
    • 61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd and later · before 271c9b2eb60149afbeab28cb39e52f73bde9900caffected · git
    • 61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd and later · before f025312b089474a54e4859f3453771314d9e3d4faffected · git
    • before 4.11not affected · semver
    • 5.4.251 and later · up to and including 5.4.*not affected · semver

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 6.4.4-16.4.4-1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

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    0Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-54288Dec 30, 2025 · wifi: mac80211: fortify the spinlock against deadlock by interrupt
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  • Later →CVE-2023-54291Dec 30, 2025 · vduse: fix NULL pointer dereference
    0Monitor

Remediation

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux08c001c1e9444a3046c79a99aa93ac48073b18ccVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux271c9b2eb60149afbeab28cb39e52f73bde9900cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux961c8370c5f7e80a267680476e1bcff34bffe71aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxac64019e4d4b08c23edb117e0b2590985e33de1dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb1de5105d29b145b727b797e2d5de071ab3a7ca1Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc316bde418af4c2a9df51149ed01d1bd8ca5bebfVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf025312b089474a54e4859f3453771314d9e3d4fVendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.52-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

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Bug bounty scope

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