CVE-2023-53044
dm stats: check for and propagate alloc_percpu failure
Reported by linux · Published May 2, 2025
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.
EPSS 0.20% · 10.2th percentile
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel-livepatch-6.1.23-36.46 | Amazon Linux | 1.0-0.amzn2023 |
| kernel | Amazon Linux | 6.1.23-36.46.amzn2023, 4.14.313-235.533.amzn2 |
| kernel-devel | Amazon Linux | 6.1.23-36.46.amzn2023, 4.14.313-235.533.amzn2 |
| kernel-tools | Amazon Linux | 6.1.23-36.46.amzn2023, 4.14.313-235.533.amzn2 |
| bpftool | Amazon Linux | 6.1.23-36.46.amzn2023 |
| perf | Amazon Linux | 4.14.313-235.533.amzn2 |
| kernel-headers | Amazon Linux | 6.1.23-36.46.amzn2023 |
| kernel-tools-devel | Amazon Linux | 6.1.23-36.46.amzn2023, 4.14.313-235.533.amzn2 |
| python-perf | Amazon Linux | 4.14.313-235.533.amzn2 |
| kernel-libbpf-static | Amazon Linux | 6.1.23-36.46.amzn2023 |
| linux_kernel | linux | 6.2.9, 6.1.22, 5.15.105, 5.10.177, 5.4.240, 4.19.280, 4.14.312 |
| Linux | Linux | d3aa3e060c4a80827eb801fc448debc9daa7c46b, c68f08cc745675a17894e1b4a5b5b9700ace6da4, a42180dd361584816bfe15c137b665699b994d90, 5b66e36a3efd24041b7374432bfa4dec2ff01e95, 4a32a9a818a895671bd43e0c40351e60e4e9140b, 443c9d522397511a4328dc2ec3c9c63c73049756, 3.12, 2287d7b721471a3d58bcd829250336e3cdf1635e |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | fd2ed4d252701d3bbed4cd3e3d267ad469bb832a, fd2ed4d252701d3bbed4cd3e3d267ad469bb832a, fd2ed4d252701d3bbed4cd3e3d267ad469bb832a |
| Linux | Linux | 3.12, 0, 4.14.312 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.1.23-36.46 | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel | 0 |
| amazon:2 | kernel-devel | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-tools | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | bpftool | 0 |
| amazon:2 | perf | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-headers | 0 |
| amazon:2 | kernel-tools-devel | 0 |
| amazon:2 | kernel-tools | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-tools-devel | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-devel | 0 |
| amazon:2 | python-perf | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | kernel-libbpf-static | 0 |
| amazon:2 | kernel | 0 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.3, *, 0 |
| amazon:2023 | python3-perf | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | perf | 0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.12, 3.12, 3.12 |
…and 4 more
Timeline
- May 2, 2025 Coalition ESS Score (12 in total, the first dated here)
- May 2, 2025 CVE Published
- May 3, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Jan 25, 2026 Security Advisory
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