CVE-2023-53786
Dec. 9, 2025, 6:37 p.m.
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm flakey: fix a crash with invalid table line
This command will crash with NULL pointer dereference:
dmsetup create flakey --table \
"0 `blockdev --getsize /dev/ram0` flakey /dev/ram0 0 0 1 2 corrupt_bio_byte 512"
Fix the crash by checking if arg_name is non-NULL before comparing it.
Product(s) Impacted
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Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
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| a | linux | linux_kernel | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
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Published: Dec. 9, 2025, 1:16 a.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 9, 2025, 6:37 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 9, 2025, 6:37 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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