Bug 2401465 (CVE-2023-53555) - CVE-2023-53555 kernel: mm/damon/core: initialize damo_filter->list from damos_new_filter()
Summary: CVE-2023-53555 kernel: mm/damon/core: initialize damo_filter->list from damos...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-53555
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-10-04 16:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-10-06 17:14 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-10-04 16:01:52 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/damon/core: initialize damo_filter->list from damos_new_filter()

damos_new_filter() is not initializing the list field of newly allocated
filter object.  However, DAMON sysfs interface and DAMON_RECLAIM are not
initializing it after calling damos_new_filter().  As a result, accessing
uninitialized memory is possible.  Actually, adding multiple DAMOS filters
via DAMON sysfs interface caused NULL pointer dereferencing.  Initialize
the field just after the allocation from damos_new_filter().


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