CVE-2023-53786

A flaw was identified in the device-mapper “dm flakey” target in the Linux kernel where invalid table line input can lead to a NULL pointer dereference. Specifically, when dmsetup is used with a malformed table line (such as with the corrupt_bio_byte target) and the arg_name pointer is NULL, the kernel attempts to dereference it, leading to a system crash (kernel panic). This is due to insufficient validation of input arguments before use

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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.