CVE-2023-53380

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: fix null-ptr-deref of mreplace in raid10_sync_request There are two check of 'mreplace' in raid10_sync_request(). In the first check, 'need_replace' will be set and 'mreplace' will be used later if no-Faulty 'mreplace' exists, In the second check, 'mreplace' will be set to NULL if it is Faulty, but 'need_replace' will not be changed accordingly. null-ptr-deref occurs if Faulty is set between two check. Fix it by merging two checks into one. And replace 'need_replace' with 'mreplace' because their values are always the same.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 18, 2025
First seenSep 18, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.39, 6.3.13, 6.4.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.251, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.188, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.121, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.39, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.3.13, 6.4 ≤ v < 6.4.45.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.39, 6.3.13, 6.4.4

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CVE-2023-53380 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar