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CVE-2023-53044 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm stats: check for and propagate alloc_percpu failure Check alloc_precpu()'s return value and return an error from dm_stats_init() if it fails. Update alloc_dev() to fail if dm_stats_init() does. Otherwise, a NULL pointer dereference will occur in dm_stats_cleanup() even if dm-stats isn't being actively used.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d96bd507ed7e7d565b6d53ebd3874686f123b2e kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2287d7b721471a3d58bcd829250336e3cdf1635e kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/443c9d522397511a4328dc2ec3c9c63c73049756 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a32a9a818a895671bd43e0c40351e60e4e9140b kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b66e36a3efd24041b7374432bfa4dec2ff01e95 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a42180dd361584816bfe15c137b665699b994d90 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c68f08cc745675a17894e1b4a5b5b9700ace6da4 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3aa3e060c4a80827eb801fc448debc9daa7c46b kernel.org Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53044
NVD Published Date:
05/02/2025
NVD Last Modified:
11/12/2025
Source:
kernel.org