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__nvme_fc_send_ls_req+0x260/0x380 [nvme_fc]\n     ? nvme_fc_send_ls_req.constprop.42+0x1a/0x45 [nvme_fc]\n     ? nvme_fc_connect_ctrl_work.cold.63+0x1e3/0xa7d [nvme_fc]\n\nRemove unused nvme_ls_waitq wait queue. nvme_ls_waitq logic was removed\npreviously in the commits tagged Fixed: below."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h","drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c"],"versions":[{"version":"5621b0dd74532c09965264c14958de3f85b498a6","lessThan":"b7084ebf4f54d46fed5153112d685f4137334175","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5621b0dd74532c09965264c14958de3f85b498a6","lessThan":"0b1ce92fabdb7d02ddf8641230a06e2752ae5baa","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5621b0dd74532c09965264c14958de3f85b498a6","lessThan":"522ee1b3030f3b6b5fd59489d12b4ca767c9e5da","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5621b0dd74532c09965264c14958de3f85b498a6","lessThan":"f459d586fdf12c53116c9fddf43065165fdd5969","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5621b0dd74532c09965264c14958de3f85b498a6","lessThan":"92529387a0066754fd9cda080fb3298b8cca750c","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5621b0dd74532c09965264c14958de3f85b498a6","lessThan":"20fce500b232b970e40312a9c97e7f3b6d7a709c","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h","drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c"],"versions":[{"version":"4.14","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"4.14","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.4.251","lessThanOrEqual":"5.4.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.188","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.121","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.40","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.4.5","lessThanOrEqual":"6.4.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.5","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.14","versionEndExcluding":"5.4.251"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.14","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.188"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.14","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.121"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.14","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.40"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.14","versionEndExcluding":"6.4.5"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.14","versionEndExcluding":"6.5"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7084ebf4f54d46fed5153112d685f4137334175"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b1ce92fabdb7d02ddf8641230a06e2752ae5baa"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/522ee1b3030f3b6b5fd59489d12b4ca767c9e5da"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f459d586fdf12c53116c9fddf43065165fdd5969"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92529387a0066754fd9cda080fb3298b8cca750c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20fce500b232b970e40312a9c97e7f3b6d7a709c"}],"title":"scsi: qla2xxx: Remove unused nvme_ls_waitq wait queue","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"scope":"UNCHANGED","version":"3.1","baseScore":5.5,"attackVector":"LOCAL","baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","integrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","attackComplexity":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"NONE"}},{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"id":"CVE-2023-53280","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"version":"2.0.3","timestamp":"2026-01-14T18:08:14.786043Z"}}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","type":"CWE","cweId":"CWE-476","description":"CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference"}]}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2026-01-14T18:12:54.688Z"}}]}}