CVE-2019-16233

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the QLOGIC drivers for HBA. A call to alloc_workqueue return was not validated and can cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.