CVE-2023-53732

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix NULL dereference in ni_write_inode Syzbot reports a NULL dereference in ni_write_inode. When creating a new inode, if allocation fails in mi_init function (called in mi_format_new function), mi->mrec is set to NULL. In the error path of this inode creation, mi->mrec is later dereferenced in ni_write_inode. Add a NULL check to prevent NULL dereference.

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-53732 vulnerability.

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2023-53732.

URL	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dae4f6341e335a09575be60b4fdf697c732a470
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1135fbaf8ebef93df326761ac70ebcc3c2e3d63
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3152afc0eb864f7c6ecad134a15b577ef7aec77
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4b74482529516477cf7b12502538e51827c699f
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025102216-CVE-2023-53732-f3ee@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53732
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53732