CVE-2023-53038

low-risk
Published 2025-05-02

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Check kzalloc() in lpfc_sli4_cgn_params_read() If kzalloc() fails in lpfc_sli4_cgn_params_read(), then we rely on lpfc_read_object()'s routine to NULL check pdata. Currently, an early return error is thrown from lpfc_read_object() to protect us from NULL ptr dereference, but the errno code is -ENODEV. Change the errno code to a more appropriate -ENOMEM.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (4)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/312320b0e0ec21249a17645683fe5304d796aec1
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4829a1e1171536978b240a1438789c2e4d5c9715
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b8343998b84418bc5b5206aa01fe9b461a80ef
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/908dd9a0853a88155a5a36018c7e2b32ccf20379
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low