CVE-2023-54087 | ubi: Fix possible null-ptr-deref in ubi_free_volume()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ubi: Fix possible null-ptr-deref in ubi_free_volume() It willl cause null-ptr-deref in the following case: uif_init() ubi_add_volume() cdev_add() -> if it fails, call kill_volumes() device_register() kill_volumes() -> if ubi_add_volume() fails call this function ubi_free_volume() cdev_del() device_unregister() -> trying to delete a not added device, it causes null-ptr-deref So in ubi_free_volume(), it delete devices whether they are added or not, it will causes null-ptr-deref. Handle the error case whlie calling ubi_add_volume() to fix this problem. If add volume fails, set the corresponding vol to null, so it can not be accessed in kill_volumes() and release the resource in ubi_add_volume() error path.

Published: 2025-12-24 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-54087 is rated Low Risk (8.3/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.18%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-54087

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# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.02% 0.18% +0.16%
2 2025-12-25 0.02%

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OS Trackers for CVE-2023-54087

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debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-54087 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-54087
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-54087
suse medium CVE-2023-54087 severity moderate: SUSE including 25 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 142 product×package rows across 29 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, … (29 product lines)): Known Not Affected 123, Will Not Fix 19. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-54087/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-54087 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1405 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1010, ignored 177, released 133, not-affected 65, needed 19, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-54087

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-54087

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References for CVE-2023-54087

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