#VU120745 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54179
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120745
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54179
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the qla2x00_create_host() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3bdef089b920b4a19fefb4f4e6dda56a4bb583
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/748d8f8698a2f48ffe32dd7b35dbab1810ed1f82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcd773969a87d9802053c0db5be84abd6594a024
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d721b591b95cf3f290f8a7cbe90aa2ee0368388d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e697f466bf61280b7e996c9ea096d7ec371c31ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e934737e18ff069a66cd53cd7f7a0b34ae2c24fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea64c727f20123342020257cfa956fbfbd6d12ff
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.253