CVE-2023-53335
published 2025-09-17CVE-2023-53335: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish() If get_ep_from_tid() fails to…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.45%
36.9th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish()
If get_ep_from_tid() fails to lookup non-NULL value for ep, ep is
dereferenced later regardless of whether it is empty.
This patch adds a simple sanity check to fix the issue.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 944661dd97f4f257cd914fffec7eb80832ff9141 < 9dca64042d855a24b0bd81ce242e5dc7e939f6eb | 9dca64042d855a24b0bd81ce242e5dc7e939f6eb |
| linux | linux | >= 944661dd97f4f257cd914fffec7eb80832ff9141 < 2cfc00e974d75a3aa8155f2660f57d342e1f67ca | 2cfc00e974d75a3aa8155f2660f57d342e1f67ca |
| linux | linux | >= 944661dd97f4f257cd914fffec7eb80832ff9141 < 9ddc77eefb2a567b705c3c86ab2ddabe43cadf1b | 9ddc77eefb2a567b705c3c86ab2ddabe43cadf1b |
| linux | linux | >= 944661dd97f4f257cd914fffec7eb80832ff9141 < 283861a4c52c1ea4df3dd1b6fc75a50796ce3524 | 283861a4c52c1ea4df3dd1b6fc75a50796ce3524 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.20-1 | 6.1.20-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.20-1 | 6.1.20-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.20-1 | 6.1.20-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.7 < 5.15.99 | 5.15.99 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.1.16 | 6.1.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2 < 6.2.3 | 6.2.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish()
vendor_redhat·2025-09-17·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53335 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 kernel: RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish()
kernel: RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish()
If get_ep_from_tid() fails to lookup non-NULL value for ep, ep is
dereferenced later regardless of whether it is empty.
This patch adds a simple sanity check to fix the issue.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise
Debian
CVE-2023-53335: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/cxgb4:...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53335 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53335: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/cxgb4:...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish() If get_ep_from_tid() fails to lookup non-NULL value for ep, ep is dereferenced later regardless of whether it is empty. This patch adds a simple sanity check to fix the issue. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.20-1)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.1.20-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.1.20-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.1.20-1)
GHSA
GHSA-9pwf-89r7-36h6: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish()
If get_ep_from_tid(
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-09-17
CVE-2023-53335 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-9pwf-89r7-36h6: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish()
If get_ep_from_tid(
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish()
If get_ep_from_tid() fails to lookup non-NULL value for ep, ep is
dereferenced later regardless of whether it is empty.
This patch adds a simple sanity check to fix the issue.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
OSV
CVE-2023-53335: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish() If get_ep_from_tid()
osv·2025-09-17·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53335 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53335: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish() If get_ep_from_tid()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/cxgb4: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in pass_establish() If get_ep_from_tid() fails to lookup non-NULL value for ep, ep is dereferenced later regardless of whether it is empty. This patch adds a simple sanity check to fix the issue. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-09-17
Published