SB2025091994 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel block
Published: September 19, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53421)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the blkcg_reset_stats() function in block/blk-cgroup.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.