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In particular the \"qedf->global_queues\" have not been allocated\nso calling qedf_free_global_queues() will lead to a NULL dereference when\nwe check if (!gl[i]) and \"gl\" is NULL.","publishedAt":"2025-12-30T12:23:28.430Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T19:59:06.048Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd","status":"affected","lessThan":"961c8370c5f7e80a267680476e1bcff34bffe71a","versionType":"git"},{"version":"61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd","status":"affected","lessThan":"ac64019e4d4b08c23edb117e0b2590985e33de1d","versionType":"git"},{"version":"61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd","status":"affected","lessThan":"b1de5105d29b145b727b797e2d5de071ab3a7ca1","versionType":"git"},{"version":"61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd","status":"affected","lessThan":"c316bde418af4c2a9df51149ed01d1bd8ca5bebf","versionType":"git"},{"version":"61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd","status":"affected","lessThan":"08c001c1e9444a3046c79a99aa93ac48073b18cc","versionType":"git"},{"version":"61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd","status":"affected","lessThan":"271c9b2eb60149afbeab28cb39e52f73bde9900c","versionType":"git"},{"version":"61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd","status":"affected","lessThan":"f025312b089474a54e4859f3453771314d9e3d4f","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"4.11","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"4.11","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.4.251","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.4.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.188","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.121","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.39","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.3.13","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.3.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.4.4","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.4.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.5","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/961c8370c5f7e80a267680476e1bcff34bffe71a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac64019e4d4b08c23edb117e0b2590985e33de1d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1de5105d29b145b727b797e2d5de071ab3a7ca1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c316bde418af4c2a9df51149ed01d1bd8ca5bebf","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08c001c1e9444a3046c79a99aa93ac48073b18cc","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/271c9b2eb60149afbeab28cb39e52f73bde9900c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f025312b089474a54e4859f3453771314d9e3d4f"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:06:42.242Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2023/54xxx/CVE-2023-54289.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-54289","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-12-30T12:23:28.430Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:59:06.048Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2025-12-30T12:06:44.526Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"scsi: qedf: Fix NULL dereference in error handling","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: qedf: Fix NULL dereference in error handling\n\nSmatch reported:\n\ndrivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c:3056 qedf_alloc_global_queues()\nwarn: missing unwind goto?\n\nAt this point in the function, nothing has been allocated so we can return\ndirectly. 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