vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2023-52809: kernel: scsi: libfc: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in fc_lport_ptp_setup() (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C) | May 21, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 21, 2024
Added
Sep 13, 2024
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: libfc: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in fc_lport_ptp_setup()
fc_lport_ptp_setup() did not check the return value of fc_rport_create()
which can return NULL and would cause a NULL pointer dereference. Address
this issue by checking return value of fc_rport_create() and log error
message on fc_rport_create() failed.
Solution(s)
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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