CVE-2023-53292

Published: Sep 16, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Before 6.4.7

Related CWEs

NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (3)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/245165658e1c9f95c0fecfe02b9b1ebd30a1198a

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e977386521b71471e66ec2ba82efdfcc456adf2

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/988ddb77218d3975dd13dee7bb0e1fae098a9fdb

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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