#VU120477 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54014
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120477
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54014
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the qla2x00_process_els() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b7e5bdf2be22ae8c61bdca5a5f96ec2746e9639
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ccd52b790a66b8b5f75c87eab8c3a37f941a2bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/921d6844625527a92d1178262a633cc88a8e61bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af73f23a27206ffb3c477cac75b5fcf03410556e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccd3bc595bda67db5a347b9050c2df28f292d3fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ced5460eae772e847debbc0b65ef93aedab92d3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e466930717ef18c112585a39fc6174d8eb441df5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f35bd94b4e11c41de90cd0fa72c9062e8196822f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.322