PT-2025-38044 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3
Published
2025-09-16
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Updated
2025-10-23
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CVE-2023-53326
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A flaw exists in the Linux kernel related to handling PowerPC (PPC) tasks with NULL
pt regs. Specifically, the kernel attempts to copy Program Page Reference (PPR) data for tasks configured with PF KTHREAD or PF IO WORKER when the pt regs structure is NULL. This can lead to a kernel NULL pointer dereference during coredump generation, potentially resulting in a system crash. The issue occurs when the ppr get() function attempts to copy data from a PF IO WORKER task lacking a valid pt regs.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
NULL Pointer Dereference
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Astra Linux
Linux Kernel
Powerpc
Suse