Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2025
mm/damon/core: initialize damo_filter->list from damos_new_filter()
CVE-2023-53555
Description
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().
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 6.3
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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