{"cve":"CVE-2023-53451","nvd":{"published":"2025-10-01T12:15:43.413","modified":"2026-06-17T06:45:22.427","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: qla2xxx: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference\n\nKlocwork tool reported 'cur_dsd' may be dereferenced.  Add fix to validate\npointer before dereferencing the pointer.","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/02405f4023866ae91a611b5b85cb2e074ec2de5a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bea9c1c983152c5411f5a2f1113cb790ce1389d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/464ea494a40c6e3e0e8f91dd325408aaf21515ba","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f90a8b0481615622bd0558aa8cf361bea872045","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a52a2e14fe866541bbc0033058e44bf0bf0c580"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:11:26.888974865+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53451","score":0.0016,"percentile":0.05111,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}