Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53038 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in scsi: lpfc: Check kzalloc() in lpfc_sli4_cgn_params_read(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=72df8a452883b0be334396acba07df77c3c3f6c7 <67b8343998b84418bc5b5206aa01fe9b461a80ef || >=72df8a452883b0be334396acba07df77c3c3f6c7 <4829a1e1171536978b240a1438789c2e4d5c9715 || >=72df8a452883b0be334396acba07df77c3c3f6c7 <908dd9a0853a88155a5a36018c7e2b32ccf20379 || >=72df8a452883b0be334396acba07df77c3c3f6c7 <312320b0e0ec21249a17645683fe5304d796aec1 | 67b8343998b84418bc5b5206aa01fe9b461a80ef, 4829a1e1171536978b240a1438789c2e4d5c9715, 908dd9a0853a88155a5a36018c7e2b32ccf20379, 312320b0e0ec21249a17645683fe5304d796aec1 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
May 2, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Check kzalloc() in lpfc_sli4_cgn_params_read() If kzalloc() fails in lpfc_sli4_cgn_params_read(), then we rely on lpfc_read_object()'s routine to NULL check pdata. Currently, an early return error is thrown from lpfc_read_object() to protect us from NULL ptr dereference, but the errno code is -ENODEV. Change the errno code to a more appropriate -ENOMEM.
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