{"cve":"CVE-2023-53603","nvd":{"published":"2025-10-04T16:15:56.940","modified":"2026-06-17T06:45:41.803","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: qla2xxx: Avoid fcport pointer dereference\n\nKlocwork reported warning of NULL pointer may be dereferenced.  The routine\nexits when sa_ctl is NULL and fcport is allocated after the exit call thus\ncausing NULL fcport pointer to dereference at the time of exit.\n\nTo avoid fcport pointer dereference, exit the routine when sa_ctl is NULL.","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/4406fe8a96a946c7ea5724ee59625755a1d9c59d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477bc74ad1add644b606bff6ba1284943c42818a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b504d06976fe4a61cc05dedc68b84fadb397f77","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bbeff613ec0560fb2f6f8b405288f3f043adf64"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:11:26.888974865+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53603","score":0.00148,"percentile":0.03984,"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."]}