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HistoryMay 21, 2024 - 3:31 p.m.

CVE-2023-52809 scsi: libfc: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in fc_lport_ptp_setup()

2024-05-2115:31:18
Linux
github.com
linux kernel
scsi
libfc
null pointer
dereference
vulnerability

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial

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.

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial