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CVE-2023-53681

kernel: bcache: Fix __bch_btree_node_alloc to make the failure behavior consistent

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Severity

Unknown

Red Hat Product Security

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CVSS

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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.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CWE not specified