In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dm flakey: fix a crash with invalid table line

This command will crash with NULL pointer dereference:
dmsetup create flakey --table \
"0 `blockdev --getsize /dev/ram0` flakey /dev/ram0 0 0 1 2 corrupt_bio_byte 512"

Fix the crash by checking if arg_name is non-NULL before comparing it.
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Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm flakey: fix a crash with invalid table line This command will crash with NULL pointer dereference: dmsetup create flakey --table \ "0 `blockdev --getsize /dev/ram0` flakey /dev/ram0 0 0 1 2 corrupt_bio_byte 512" Fix the crash by checking if arg_name is non-NULL before comparing it.
Title dm flakey: fix a crash with invalid table line
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-09T00:00:41.426Z

Reserved: 2025-12-08T23:58:35.273Z

Link: CVE-2023-53786

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-09T01:16:49.930

Modified: 2025-12-09T18:37:13.640

Link: CVE-2023-53786

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-12-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53786 - Bugzilla

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