CVE-2023-54313
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 9 %ileDEEURUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovl: fix null pointer dereference in ovl_get_acl_rcu() Following process: P1 P2 path_openat link_path_walk may_lookup inode_permission(rcu) ovl_permission acl_permission_check check_acl get_cached_acl_rcu ovl_get_inode_acl realinode = ovl_inode_real(ovl_inode) drop_cache __dentry_kill(ovl_dentry) iput(ovl_inode) ovl_destroy_inode(ovl_inode) dput(oi->__upperdentry) dentry_kill(upperdentry) dentry_unlink_inode upperdentry->d_inode = NULL ovl_inode_upper upperdentry = ovl_i_dentry_upper(ovl_inode) d_inode(upperdentry) // returns NULL IS_POSIXACL(realinode) // NULL pointer dereference , will trigger an null pointer dereference at realinode: [ 205.472797] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000028 [ 205.476701] CPU: 2 PID: 2713 Comm: ls Not tainted 6.3.0-12064-g2edfa098e750-dirty #1216 [ 205.478754] RIP: 0010:do_ovl_get_acl+0x5d/0x300 [ 205.489584] Call Trace: [ 205.489812] <TASK> [ 205.490014] ovl_get_inode_acl+0x26/0x30 [ 205.490466] get_cached_acl_rcu+0x61/0xa0 [ 205.490908] generic_permission+0x1bf/0x4e0 [ 205.491447] ovl_permission+0x79/0x1b0 [ 205.491917] inode_permission+0x15e/0x2c0 [ 205.492425] link_path_walk+0x115/0x550 [ 205.493311] path_lookupat.isra.0+0xb2/0x200 [ 205.493803] filename_lookup+0xda/0x240 [ 205.495747] vfs_fstatat+0x7b/0xb0 Fetch a reproducer in [Link]. Use the helper ovl_i_path_realinode() to get realinode and then do non-nullptr checking.
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cvss
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affected products (32)
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- IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0.0-10.5.0.20all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:datapower_gateway:10.5.0.0_-_10.5.0.20
- IBM DataPower Gateway 10.6.0.0-10.6.0.8all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:datapower_gateway:10.6.0.0_-_10.6.0.8
- IBM Power Hardware Management Consoleall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:hardware_management_console:-
advisories (7)
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- SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1Security update for the Linux Kernel2026-01-23csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for the Linux Kernel
- SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1Security update for the Linux Kernel2026-01-23csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for the Linux Kernel
- SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1Security update for the Linux Kernel2026-02-24csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for the Linux Kernel
- SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1Security update for the Linux Kernel2026-02-24csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for the Linux Kernel
- SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1Security update for the Linux Kernel2026-03-24csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for the Linux Kernel
- SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1Security update for the Linux Kernel2026-03-24csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for the Linux Kernel
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2941Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2025-12-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann diese Schwachstellen ausnutzen, um nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen, die möglicherweise zu Denial‑of‑Service, Speicherbeschädigung oder weiteren nicht definierten Auswirkungen führen.
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references (14)
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4a5fb1ae5d3f02d3227afde2b9339994389463dcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d536af163c53ce9f9bcfe87d2e9946f06f1a7ea4cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d97481c7b2739a704848bb3c01f224dc71bdf78ecnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4e19e595cc2e76a8a58413eb19d3d9c51328b53cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities-dated-30-12-2025-49211cnnvd
- https://www.kernel.org/Patchcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4a5fb1ae5d3f02d3227afde2b9339994389463denisa_euvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d536af163c53ce9f9bcfe87d2e9946f06f1a7ea4enisa_euvd
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