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CVE-2023-54179: scsi: qla2xxx: Array index may go out of bound

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-12-30 · updated 2026-06-17

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().

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.6.12 — fixed in 6.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• 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

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