{"cve":"CVE-2023-53038","nvd":{"published":"2025-05-02T16:15:22.920","modified":"2026-06-17T06:44:10.617","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: lpfc: Check kzalloc() in lpfc_sli4_cgn_params_read()\n\nIf kzalloc() fails in lpfc_sli4_cgn_params_read(), then we rely on\nlpfc_read_object()'s routine to NULL check pdata.\n\nCurrently, an early return error is thrown from lpfc_read_object() to\nprotect us from NULL ptr dereference, but the errno code is -ENODEV.\n\nChange the errno code to a more appropriate -ENOMEM.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/312320b0e0ec21249a17645683fe5304d796aec1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4829a1e1171536978b240a1438789c2e4d5c9715","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b8343998b84418bc5b5206aa01fe9b461a80ef","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/908dd9a0853a88155a5a36018c7e2b32ccf20379"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:01:22.920403922+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53038","score":0.00202,"percentile":0.10202,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}