#VU120780 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54196
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120780
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-2023-54196
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 ntfs_new_inode() function in fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.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/1c5cffe0d662fb2de7b63176c2582abb69b5f538
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/329fc4d3f73d865b25f2ee4eafafb040ace37ad5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d3d3283e6b4fb3f3ee05dac30ee1461930b8103
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db2a3cc6a3481076da6344cc62a80a4e2525f36f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.81
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4