CVE-2023-53357
kernel: md/raid10: check slab-out-of-bounds in md_bitmap_get_counter
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 17, 2025
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
md/raid10: check slab-out-of-bounds in md_bitmap_get_counter
If we write a large number to md/bitmap_set_bits, md_bitmap_checkpage() will return -EINVAL because 'page >= bitmap->pages', but the return value was not checked immediately in md_bitmap_get_counter() in order to set *blocks value and slab-out-of-bounds occurs.
Move check of 'page >= bitmap->pages' to md_bitmap_get_counter() and return directly if true.
Statement
This issue in the RAID10 bitmap handling could lead to a slab out-of-bounds access when an excessively large value is written to the md/bitmap_set_bits sysfs attribute. The problem can only be triggered locally and requires privileged access, making it a denial-of-service only.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write