#VU115684 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53328
Published: September 17, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115684
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53328
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the ni_create_attr_list() function in fs/ntfs3/frecord.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4246bbef0442f4a1e974df0ab091f4f33ac69451
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64fab8bce5237ca225ee1ec9dff5cc8c31b0631f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7799bb4dbe26bfb665f29ea87981708fd6012d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdec309c7672cbee4dc0229ee4cbb33c948a1bdd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.128
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.47
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5