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CVE-2023-53292

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-53292 is a NULL dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's block multi-queue (blk-mq) subsystem, specifically affecting the blk_mq_elv_switch_none function. This flaw occurs when q->elevator becomes NULL after an elevator switch while q->sysfs_lock is held. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, it has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to high availability impact (system crash). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
3.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0014 is in the 22nd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2023-53292Moderate

kernel: blk-mq: fix NULL dereference on q->elevator in blk_mq_elv_switch_none

Sep 16, 2025
microsoft2025-Sep/CVE-2023-53292Moderate

blk-mq: fix NULL dereference on q->elevator in blk_mq_elv_switch_none

Sep 9, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/245165658e1c9f95c0fecfe02b9b1ebd30a1198a
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/3e977386521b71471e66ec2ba82efdfcc456adf2
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/988ddb77218d3975dd13dee7bb0e1fae098a9fdb