CVE-2023-53555

mm/damon/core: initialize damo_filter->list from damos_new_filter()

published October 4, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/damon/core: initialize damo_filter->list from damos_new_filter()

damos_new_filter() is not initializing the list field of newly allocated

filter object. However, DAMON sysfs interface and DAMON_RECLAIM are not

initializing it after calling damos_new_filter(). As a result, accessing

uninitialized memory is possible. Actually, adding multiple DAMOS filters

via DAMON sysfs interface caused NULL pointer dereferencing. Initialize

the field just after the allocation from damos_new_filter().

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00127 · 2.2th percentile
Published
2025-10-04T15:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 OCT 15:17Z
    mm/damon/core: initialize damo_filter->list from damos_new_filter()
    cvelistv5