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CVE-2023-53861 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: correct grp validation in ext4_mb_good_group Group corruption check will access memory of grp and will trigger kernel crash if grp is NULL. So do NULL check before corruption check.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/245759d987b617d183061db6ab8886ebb5cc78e9 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e24082f16825279054a2b8a5e668d65070bbf07 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/772ca4bc1d0d21320ef2ecc0f9e4f90ea85a035d kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a9d5f5ec7e75640b1ba0bbd77a4888df798bb4 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9ce5993a0f5c0887c8a1b4ffa3b8046fbcfdc93 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e69d665987db0e37896adf78a7e718f9a0a75d3f kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53861
NVD Published Date:
12/09/2025
NVD Last Modified:
12/09/2025
Source:
kernel.org