#VU115927 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53380
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115927
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-2023-53380
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 raid10_sync_request() function in drivers/md/raid10.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/144c7fd008e0072b0b565f1157eec618de54ca8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/222cc459d59857ee28a5366dc225ab42b22f9272
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2990e2ece18dd4cca71b3109c80517ad94adb065
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34817a2441747b48e444cb0e05d84e14bc9443da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45fa023b3334a7ae6f6c4eb977295804222dfa28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5015b97adda6a24dd3e713c63e521ecbeff25c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4368a462b1f9a8ecc2fdb09a28c3d4cad302a4f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.121