NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53832

Vulnerability identifier: #VU119723

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53832

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_290-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_194-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_48-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_194-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_34-debugsource
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dtb-rockchip
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ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
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kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo

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Linux kernel - update to 5.10.180
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_290-default - update to 1-8.7.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_194-default - update to 1-150400.9.7.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_48-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.7.1
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kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_34-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.290.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1.150500.6.65.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.290.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.290.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.290.1
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
perf - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2601.4.0.0359
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.142.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.142.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.142.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.142.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-docs-html - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-source-vanilla - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-amd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-obs-qa - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kselftests-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-qcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-arm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-cavium - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-altera - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-broadcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-marvell - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-apm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-allwinner - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-sprd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-apple - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-amlogic - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-xilinx - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-lg - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-aarch64 - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-socionext - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-hisilicon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-nvidia - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-renesas - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-amazon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-exynos - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-mediatek - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-freescale - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-rockchip - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1.150500.6.65.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14964127be77884003976a392c9faa9ebaabbbe1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38d33593260536840b49fd1dcac9aedfd14a9d42
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68695084077e3de9d3e94e09238ace2b6f246446
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99b503e4edc5938885d839cf0e7571963f75d800
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e9efc77efd1956cc244af975240f2513d78a371
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a405c6f0229526160aa3f177f65e20c86fce84c5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b50fd1c3d9d0175aa29ff2706ef36cc178bc356a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdbf104b1c91fbf38f82c522ebf75429f094292a
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.180

• NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel md driver
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel