#VU119723 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53832
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119723
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-2023-53832
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/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