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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla4xxx: Add length check when parsing nlattrs There are three places that qla4xxx parses nlattrs: - qla4xxx_set_chap_entry() - qla4xxx_iface_set_param() - qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_set_param() and each of them directly converts the nlattr to specific pointer of structure without length checking. This could be dangerous as those attributes are not validated and a malformed nlattr (e.g., length 0) could result in an OOB read that leaks heap dirty data. Add the nla_len check before accessing the nlattr data and return EINVAL if the length check fails.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-09-17 | Published 2025-10-01 | Updated 2025-10-01 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

00c31889f7513e9ffa6b2b4de8ad6d7f59a61c80 before cfa6a1a79ed6d336fac7a5d87eb5471e4401829f
affected

00c31889f7513e9ffa6b2b4de8ad6d7f59a61c80 before 5925e224cc6edfef57b20447f18323208461309b
affected

00c31889f7513e9ffa6b2b4de8ad6d7f59a61c80 before 47f3be62eab50b8cd7e1ae5fc2c4dae687497c34
affected

00c31889f7513e9ffa6b2b4de8ad6d7f59a61c80 before 6d65079c69dc1feb817ed71f5bd15e83a7d6832d
affected

00c31889f7513e9ffa6b2b4de8ad6d7f59a61c80 before f61fc650c47849637fa1771a31a11674c824138a
affected

00c31889f7513e9ffa6b2b4de8ad6d7f59a61c80 before 25feffb3fbd51ae81d92c65cebc0e932663828b3
affected

00c31889f7513e9ffa6b2b4de8ad6d7f59a61c80 before 4ed21975311247bb84e82298eeb359ec0a0fa84d
affected

00c31889f7513e9ffa6b2b4de8ad6d7f59a61c80 before b018c0440b871d8b001c996e95fa4538bd292de6
affected

00c31889f7513e9ffa6b2b4de8ad6d7f59a61c80 before 47cd3770e31df942e2bb925a9a855c79ed0662eb
affected

Default status
affected

3.2
affected

Any version before 3.2
unaffected

4.14.326
unaffected

4.19.295
unaffected

5.4.257
unaffected

5.10.195
unaffected

5.15.132
unaffected

6.1.53
unaffected

6.4.16
unaffected

6.5.3
unaffected

6.6
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/cfa6a1a79ed6d336fac7a5d87eb5471e4401829f

git.kernel.org/...c/5925e224cc6edfef57b20447f18323208461309b

git.kernel.org/...c/47f3be62eab50b8cd7e1ae5fc2c4dae687497c34

git.kernel.org/...c/6d65079c69dc1feb817ed71f5bd15e83a7d6832d

git.kernel.org/...c/f61fc650c47849637fa1771a31a11674c824138a

git.kernel.org/...c/25feffb3fbd51ae81d92c65cebc0e932663828b3

git.kernel.org/...c/4ed21975311247bb84e82298eeb359ec0a0fa84d

git.kernel.org/...c/b018c0440b871d8b001c996e95fa4538bd292de6

git.kernel.org/...c/47cd3770e31df942e2bb925a9a855c79ed0662eb

cve.org (CVE-2023-53456)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2023-53456)

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