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CVE-2023-53786dm flakey: fix a crash with invalid table line

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 5:10 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm flakey: fix a crash with invalid table line This command will crash with NULL pointer dereference: dmsetup create flakey --table \ "0 `blockdev --getsize /dev/ram0` flakey /dev/ram0 0 0 1 2 corrupt_bio_byte 512" Fix the crash by checking if arg_name is non-NULL before comparing it.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from a3998799fb4df0b0af8271a7d50c4269032397aa before f95cb1526669ccdf7eb12eefd57a893953e3595f; from a3998799fb4df0b0af8271a7d50c4269032397aa before 12849ed107c0b2869fb775c81208050899006f07; from a3998799fb4df0b0af8271a7d50c4269032397aa before 337b7af273562b73c46ef77a724604ad139ca762; from a3998799fb4df0b0af8271a7d50c4269032397aa before a1e3fffe02e05c05357af91364ac0fc1ed425b5b; from a3998799fb4df0b0af8271a7d50c4269032397aa before f76fcb9d43ec014ac4a1bb983768696d5b032df9; from a3998799fb4df0b0af8271a7d50c4269032397aa before cb874a190f3f7c3c3fa5b979bee7a3b8cc3a19cc; from a3998799fb4df0b0af8271a7d50c4269032397aa before 83b4e3d878ea6be9aec1d5a1ab177c766c64d1a0; from a3998799fb4df0b0af8271a7d50c4269032397aa before 8258d84a7917aeece773716518deadb7ad776cb7; and 1 more ranges	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f95cb1526669ccdf7eb12eefd57a893953e3595f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12849ed107c0b2869fb775c81208050899006f07
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/337b7af273562b73c46ef77a724604ad139ca762
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e3fffe02e05c05357af91364ac0fc1ed425b5b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f76fcb9d43ec014ac4a1bb983768696d5b032df9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb874a190f3f7c3c3fa5b979bee7a3b8cc3a19cc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83b4e3d878ea6be9aec1d5a1ab177c766c64d1a0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8258d84a7917aeece773716518deadb7ad776cb7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98dba02d9a93eec11bffbb93c7c51624290702d2

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