# CVE-2023-53530: scsi: qla2xxx: Use raw_smp_processor_id() instead of smp_processor_id()

> A bug in the qla2xxx SCSI driver causes a kernel panic when debug preemption is enabled, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-53530, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53530, GHSA-5q6f-w2r4-gxrq, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2023-53530, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53530

## What is CVE-2023-53530?

CVE-2023-53530 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: qla2xxx: Use raw_smp_processor_id() instead of smp_processor_id()

The following call trace was observed:

localhost kernel: nvme nvme0: NVME-FC{0}: controller connect complete
localhost kernel: BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: kworker/u129:4/75092
localhost kernel: nvme nvme0: NVME-FC{0}: new ctrl: NQN "nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.b42d198afb4d11ecad6d00a098d6abfa:subsystem.PR_Channel2022_RH84_subsystem_291"
localhost kernel: caller is qla_nvme_post_cmd+0x216/0x1380 [qla2xxx]
localhost kernel: CPU: 6 PID: 75092 Comm: kworker/u129:4 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G    B   W  OE    --------- ---  5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0.x86_64+debug #1
localhost kernel: Hardware name: HPE ProLiant XL420 Gen10/ProLiant XL420 Gen10, BIOS U39 01/13/2022
localhost kernel: Workqueue: nvme-wq nvme_async_event_work [nvme_core]
localhost kernel: Call Trace:
localhost kernel: dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x7d
localhost kernel: check_preemption_disabled+0xc8/0xd0
localhost kernel: qla_nvme_post_cmd+0x216/0x1380 [qla2xxx]

Use raw_smp_processor_id() instead of smp_processor_id().

Also use queue_work() across the driver instead of queue_work_on() thus
avoiding usage of smp_processor_id() when CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT is enabled.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53530?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53530?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-53530 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53530 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53530 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53530/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53530/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53530
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53530
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53530

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53530/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.