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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54272

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix a possible null-pointer dereference in ni_clear() In a previous commit c1006bd13146, ni->mi.mrec in ni_write_inode() could be NULL, and thus a NULL check is added for this variable. However, in the same call stack, ni->mi.mrec can be also dereferenced in ni_clear(): ntfs_evict_inode(inode) ni_write_inode(inode, ...) ni = ntfs_i(inode); is_rec_inuse(ni->mi.mrec) -> Add a NULL check by previous commit ni_clear(ntfs_i(inode)) is_rec_inuse(ni->mi.mrec) -> No check Thus, a possible null-pointer dereference may exist in ni_clear(). To fix it, a NULL check is added in this function.

Products
linux
Affected versions
6.1.27-1, 6.1.37-1, 6.1.38-1, 6.1.38-2, 6.1.38-2~bpo11+1, 6.1.38-3, 6.1.38-4, 6.1.38-4~bpo11+1, 6.1.52-1, 6.1.55-1, 6.1.55-1~bpo11+1, 6.1.64-1, 6.1.66-1, 6.1.67-1, 6.1.69-1, 6.1.69-1~bpo11+1, 6.1.76-1, 6.1.76-1~bpo11+1
Fixed versions
6.1.82-1, 6.3.7-1
CVEs
CVE-2023-54272
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 15:14 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54272

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Dec 2025, 13:16 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix a possible null-pointer dereference in ni_clear() In a previous commit c1006bd13146, ni->mi.mrec in ni_write_inode() could be NULL, and thus a NULL check is added for this variable. However, in the same call stack, ni->mi.mrec can be also dereferenced in ni_clear(): ntfs_evict_inode(inode) ni_write_inode(inode, ...) ni = ntfs_i(inode); is_rec_inuse(ni->mi.mrec) -> Add a NULL check by previous commit ni_clear(ntfs_i(inode)) is_rec_inuse(ni->mi.mrec) -> No check Thus, a possible null-pointer dereference may exist in ni_clear(). To fix it, a NULL check is added in this function.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54272

linux

Fixed versions: 6.1.82-1

linux

Fixed versions: 6.3.7-1

linux

Fixed versions: 6.3.7-1

Complete source record
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