#VU117585 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53732
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117585
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-2023-53732
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_write_inode() 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/8dae4f6341e335a09575be60b4fdf697c732a470
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1135fbaf8ebef93df326761ac70ebcc3c2e3d63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3152afc0eb864f7c6ecad134a15b577ef7aec77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4b74482529516477cf7b12502538e51827c699f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.113