CVE-2023-54014 scsi: qla2xxx: Check valid rport returned by fc_bsg_to_rport()
A null pointer dereference in the qla2xxx SCSI driver allows local attackers to cause a system crash.
- 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
What is CVE-2023-54014?
CVE-2023-54014 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Dec 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: Check valid rport returned by fc_bsg_to_rport()
Klocwork reported warning of rport maybe NULL and will be dereferenced. rport returned by call to fc_bsg_to_rport() could be NULL and dereferenced.
Check valid rport returned by fc_bsg_to_rport().
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54014?
How do I fix CVE-2023-54014?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2023-54014 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54014 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-54014, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54014, GHSA-rvc2-c2hh-3j58, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54014.