SB20251230210 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel scsi qedf driver
Published: December 30, 2025 Updated: December 30, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20251230210
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54289)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the qedf_alloc_global_queues() function in drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08c001c1e9444a3046c79a99aa93ac48073b18cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/271c9b2eb60149afbeab28cb39e52f73bde9900c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/961c8370c5f7e80a267680476e1bcff34bffe71a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac64019e4d4b08c23edb117e0b2590985e33de1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1de5105d29b145b727b797e2d5de071ab3a7ca1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c316bde418af4c2a9df51149ed01d1bd8ca5bebf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f025312b089474a54e4859f3453771314d9e3d4f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.188
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.121
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.251
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.39
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5