CVE-2023-53681
kernel: bcache: Fix __bch_btree_node_alloc to make the failure behavior consistent
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Published · October 7, 2025
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bcache: Fix __bch_btree_node_alloc to make the failure behavior consistent
In some specific situations, the return value of __bch_btree_node_alloc may be NULL. This may lead to a potential NULL pointer dereference in caller function like a calling chain : btree_split->bch_btree_node_alloc->__bch_btree_node_alloc.
Fix it by initializing the return value in __bch_btree_node_alloc.
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