In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
md/raid5: fix possible null-pointer dereferences in raid5_store_group_thread_cnt()
The variable mddev->private is first assigned to conf and then checked:
conf = mddev->private;
if (!conf) ...
If conf is NULL, then mddev->private is also NULL. In this case,
null-pointer dereferences can occur when calling raid5_quiesce():
raid5_quiesce(mddev, true);
raid5_quiesce(mddev, false);
since mddev->private is assigned to conf again in raid5_quiesce(), and conf
is dereferenced in several places, for example:
conf->quiesce = 0;
wake_up(&conf->wait_for_quiescent);
To fix this issue, the function should unlock mddev and return before
invoking raid5_quiesce() when conf is NULL, following the existing pattern
in raid5_change_consistency_policy().
md/raid5: fix possible null-pointer dereferences in raid5_store_group_thread_cnt()
The variable mddev->private is first assigned to conf and then checked:
conf = mddev->private;
if (!conf) ...
If conf is NULL, then mddev->private is also NULL. In this case,
null-pointer dereferences can occur when calling raid5_quiesce():
raid5_quiesce(mddev, true);
raid5_quiesce(mddev, false);
since mddev->private is assigned to conf again in raid5_quiesce(), and conf
is dereferenced in several places, for example:
conf->quiesce = 0;
wake_up(&conf->wait_for_quiescent);
To fix this issue, the function should unlock mddev and return before
invoking raid5_quiesce() when conf is NULL, following the existing pattern
in raid5_change_consistency_policy().
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid5: fix possible null-pointer dereferences in raid5_store_group_thread_cnt() The variable mddev->private is first assigned to conf and then checked: conf = mddev->private; if (!conf) ... If conf is NULL, then mddev->private is also NULL. In this case, null-pointer dereferences can occur when calling raid5_quiesce(): raid5_quiesce(mddev, true); raid5_quiesce(mddev, false); since mddev->private is assigned to conf again in raid5_quiesce(), and conf is dereferenced in several places, for example: conf->quiesce = 0; wake_up(&conf->wait_for_quiescent); To fix this issue, the function should unlock mddev and return before invoking raid5_quiesce() when conf is NULL, following the existing pattern in raid5_change_consistency_policy(). | |
| Title | md/raid5: fix possible null-pointer dereferences in raid5_store_group_thread_cnt() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-14T15:07:49.891Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:30:19.656Z
Link: CVE-2025-71135
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-01-14T15:16:03.277
Modified: 2026-01-14T16:25:12.057
Link: CVE-2025-71135
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