{"cve":"CVE-2023-53732","nvd":{"published":"2025-10-22T14:15:48.547","modified":"2026-10-28T19:10:00.193","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/ntfs3: Fix NULL dereference in ni_write_inode\n\nSyzbot reports a NULL dereference in ni_write_inode.\nWhen creating a new inode, if allocation fails in mi_init function\n(called in mi_format_new function), mi->mrec is set to NULL.\nIn the error path of this inode creation, mi->mrec is later\ndereferenced in ni_write_inode.\n\nAdd a NULL check to prevent NULL dereference.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["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"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-28T19:37:43.506563291+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53732","score":0.00199,"percentile":0.09692,"date":"2026-10-28"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}