GHSA-j898-m92w-4243MediumCVSS 5.5

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-mq: fix NULL dereference...

Published
September 16, 2025
Last Modified
June 1, 2026

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📋 Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

blk-mq: fix NULL dereference on q->elevator in blk_mq_elv_switch_none

After grabbing q->sysfs_lock, q->elevator may become NULL because of elevator switch.

Fix the NULL dereference on q->elevator by checking it with lock.

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