CVE-2023-53292

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

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 16, 2025

Updated · July 22, 2026

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

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

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference