Bug 2395679 (CVE-2023-53292) - CVE-2023-53292 kernel: blk-mq: fix NULL dereference on q->elevator in blk_mq_elv_switch_none
Summary: CVE-2023-53292 kernel: blk-mq: fix NULL dereference on q->elevator in blk_mq_...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-53292
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-09-16 09:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-09-25 18:58 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-09-16 09:02:57 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

blk-mq: fix NULL dereference on q->elevator in blk_mq_elv_switch_none

After grabbing q->sysfs_lock, q->elevator may become NULL because of
elevator switch.

Fix the NULL dereference on q->elevator by checking it with lock.


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