CVE-2023-54179 scsi: qla2xxx: Array index may go out of bound
An out-of-bounds array index in the qla2xxx SCSI driver can lead to memory corruption, potentially causing denial of service or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-54179?
CVE-2023-54179 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 30 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: Array index may go out of bound
Klocwork reports array 'vha->host_str' of size 16 may use index value(s) 16..19. Use snprintf() instead of sprintf().
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54179?
How do I fix CVE-2023-54179?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2023-54179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-54179, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54179, GHSA-39wf-xfc6-2r64, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54179.