CVE-2023-53832: md/raid10: fix null-ptr-deref in raid10_sync_request
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.25% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 14964127be77884003976a392c9faa9ebaabbbe1, 38d33593260536840b49fd1dcac9aedfd14a9d42, 68695084077e3de9d3e94e09238ace2b6f246446.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 14964127be77884003976a392c9faa9ebaabbbe1, 38d33593260536840b49fd1dcac9aedfd14a9d42, 68695084077e3de9d3e94e09238ace2b6f246446 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: fix null-ptr-deref in raid10_sync_request init_resync() inits mempool and sets conf->have_replacemnt at the beginning of sync, close_sync() frees the mempool when sync is completed. After [1] recovery might be skipped and init_resync() is called but close_sync() is not. null-ptr-deref occurs with r10bio->dev[i].repl_bio. The following is one way to reproduce the issue. 1) create a array, wait for resync to complete, mddev->recovery_cp is set to MaxSector. 2) recovery is woken and it is skipped. conf->have_replacement is set to 0 in init_resync(). close_sync() not called. 3) some io errors and rdev A is set to WantReplacement. 4) a new device is added and set to A's replacement. 5) recovery is woken, A have replacement, but conf->have_replacemnt is 0. r10bio->dev[i].repl_bio will not be alloced and null-ptr-deref occurs. Fix it by not calling init_resync() if recovery skipped. [1] commit 7e83ccbecd60 ("md/raid10: Allow skipping recovery when clean arrays are assembled")
- Published
- Dec 9, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 17th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
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Linux Linux
- 3.10affected
- 7e83ccbecd608b971f340e951c9e84cd0343002f and later · before 38d33593260536840b49fd1dcac9aedfd14a9d42affected · git
- 7e83ccbecd608b971f340e951c9e84cd0343002f and later · before 14964127be77884003976a392c9faa9ebaabbbe1affected · git
- 7e83ccbecd608b971f340e951c9e84cd0343002f and later · before bdbf104b1c91fbf38f82c522ebf75429f094292aaffected · git
- 7e83ccbecd608b971f340e951c9e84cd0343002f and later · before 68695084077e3de9d3e94e09238ace2b6f246446affected · git
- 7e83ccbecd608b971f340e951c9e84cd0343002f and later · before b50fd1c3d9d0175aa29ff2706ef36cc178bc356aaffected · git
- 7e83ccbecd608b971f340e951c9e84cd0343002f and later · before 99b503e4edc5938885d839cf0e7571963f75d800affected · git
- 7e83ccbecd608b971f340e951c9e84cd0343002f and later · before 9e9efc77efd1956cc244af975240f2513d78a371affected · git
- 7e83ccbecd608b971f340e951c9e84cd0343002f and later · before a405c6f0229526160aa3f177f65e20c86fce84c5affected · git
- before 3.10not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.37-1 | 6.1.37-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.3.7-1 | 6.3.7-1 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | bpftool | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | bpftool-debuginfo | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-abi-stablelists | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-core | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-debug | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-debug-core | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-debug-debuginfo | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-debug-devel | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-debug-modules | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-debug-modules-extra | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-debuginfo | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-devel | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-doc | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-modules | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-modules-extra | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-tools | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | kernel-tools-debuginfo | before 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 14964127be77884003976a392c9faa9ebaabbbe1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 38d33593260536840b49fd1dcac9aedfd14a9d42 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 68695084077e3de9d3e94e09238ace2b6f246446 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 99b503e4edc5938885d839cf0e7571963f75d800 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 9e9efc77efd1956cc244af975240f2513d78a371 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | a405c6f0229526160aa3f177f65e20c86fce84c5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b50fd1c3d9d0175aa29ff2706ef36cc178bc356a | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | bdbf104b1c91fbf38f82c522ebf75429f094292a | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.37-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bpftool | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bpftool-debuginfo | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-abi-stablelists | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-core | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-core | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-devel | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-modules | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-modules-extra | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debuginfo | 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
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Change log
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/38d33593260536840b49fd1dcac9aedfd14a9d42
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/68695084077e3de9d3e94e09238ace2b6f246446
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/99b503e4edc5938885d839cf0e7571963f75d800
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e9efc77efd1956cc244af975240f2513d78a371
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a405c6f0229526160aa3f177f65e20c86fce84c5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b50fd1c3d9d0175aa29ff2706ef36cc178bc356a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdbf104b1c91fbf38f82c522ebf75429f094292a
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.