Linux Kernel CIFS Vulnerability in Data Handling
CVE-2023-53593

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Key Information:

Vendor

Linux

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 October 2025

What is CVE-2023-53593?

A vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's CIFS module that leads to improper handling of file locks during read operations. Specifically, when the function cifs_readpage_worker is executed, it fails to unlock the page lock under certain conditions, causing a lock leak when using fscache. This behavior results in a potential deadlock that can only be resolved with a system reboot. As the function does not free the folio lock after a cache hit, subsequent reads could lead to performance degradation and system stability issues.

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Affected Version(s)

Linux 0174ee9947bd0f24fee2794b35258960d108b7aa < 9e725386d4262ef23ae51993f04602bc535b5be2

Linux 0174ee9947bd0f24fee2794b35258960d108b7aa < 7a9fb689c1a1dc373887621a3bfa3810df0abde4

Linux 0174ee9947bd0f24fee2794b35258960d108b7aa < 69513dd669e243928f7450893190915a88f84a2b

References

Timeline

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