CVE-2023-54264: fs/sysv: Null check to prevent null-ptr-deref bug
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-54264 is a vulnerability in linux with no CVSS score yet. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 13Timeline
- 30-12-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/sysv: Null check to prevent null-ptr-deref bug sb_getblk(inode->i_sb, parent) return a null ptr and taking lock on that leads to the null-ptr-deref bug.
CVSS metrics
Risk metrics not yet published.
EPSS trend
Probability
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
11%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.21% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu125 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-169.187 | < 5.15.0-88.98
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1116.126 | < 5.15.0-1049.54
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.52-1 | < 6.4.11-1
Linux1 product
- linux≥ e5657933863f43cc6bb76a54d659303dafaa9e58, < e976988bc245ec3768cc0f76bed7d05488a7dd0f | ≥ e5657933863f43cc6bb76a54d659303dafaa9e58, < baa60c66a310c50785289b0ede6fdce8ec3219c7 | ≥ e5657933863f43cc6bb76a54d659303dafaa9e58, < 0a44ceba77c3267f8505dda102a59367dc24caee | ≥ e5657933863f43cc6bb76a54d659303dafaa9e58, < 7f740bc696d4617f8ee44565e8ac0d36278a1e91 | ≥ e5657933863f43cc6bb76a54d659303dafaa9e58, < afd9a31b5aa4b3747f382d44a7b03b7b5d0b7635 | ≥ e5657933863f43cc6bb76a54d659303dafaa9e58, < 1416eebaad80bdc85ad9f97f27242011b031e2a9 | ≥ e5657933863f43cc6bb76a54d659303dafaa9e58, < e28f376dd8dfcc4e880ac101184132bc08703f6e | ≥ e5657933863f43cc6bb76a54d659303dafaa9e58, < ea2b62f305893992156a798f665847e0663c9f41 | 2.6.19
3 vendors · 127 products