#VU115426 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53245
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115426
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-2023-53245
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 storvsc_host_reset_handler() function in drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.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/048ebc9a28fb918ee635dd4b2fcf4248eb6e4050
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1678408d08f31a694d5150a56796dd04c9710b22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/175544ad48cbf56affeef2a679c6a4d4fb1e2881
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/311db605e07f0d4fc0cc7ddb74f1e5692ea2f469
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/763c06565055ae373fe7f89c11e1447bd1ded264
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a792b3d888aab2c65389f9f4f9f2f6c000b1a0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd87f4df9865a53807001ed12c0f0420b14ececd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed70fa5629a8b992a5372d7044d1db1f8fa6de29
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.46