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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53421

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53421 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: Reinit blkg_iostat_set after clearing in blkcg_reset_stats() When blkg_alloc() is called to allocate a blkcg_gq structure with the associated blkg_iostat_set's, there are 2 fields within blkg_iostat_set that requires proper initialization - blkg & sync. The former field was introduced by commit 3b8cc6298724 ("blk-cgroup: Optimize blkcg_rstat_flush()") while the later one was introduced by commit f73316482977 ("blk-cgroup: reimplement basic IO stats using cgroup rstat"). Unfortunately those fields in the blkg_iostat_set's are not properly re-initialized when they are cleared in v1's blkcg_reset_stats(). This can lead to a kernel panic due to NULL pointer access of the blkg pointer. The missing initialization of sync is less problematic and can be a problem in a debug kernel due to missing lockdep initialization. Fix these problems by re-initializing them after memory clearing.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11linux6.1.140-1, 6.15~rc7-1~exp1, 6.16-1~exp1
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux6.1.119-1, 6.1.123-1, 6.1.124-1
Debian:11linux-6.16.1.129-1, 6.1.137-1, 6.1.140-1

Timeline

  • Sep 18, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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