Critical severity · published Dec 24, 2025
CVE-2023-53867
ceph: fix potential use-after-free bug when trimming caps
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ceph: fix potential use-after-free bug when trimming caps
When trimming the caps and just after the 'session->s_cap_lock' is
released in ceph_iterate_session_caps() the cap maybe removed by
another thread, and when using the stale cap memory in the callbacks
it will trigger use-after-free crash.
We need to check the existence of the cap just after the 'ci->i_ceph_lock'
being acquired. And do nothing if it's already removed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
2f2dc053404febedc9c273452d9d518fb31fde72 before 2b2515b8095cf2149bef44383a99d5b5677f1831; 2f2dc053404febedc9c273452d9d518fb31fde72 before 448875a73e16ba7d81dec9274ce9d33a12d092fb; 2f2dc053404febedc9c273452d9d518fb31fde72 before ae6e935618d99cdba11eab4714092e7e5f13cf7e; 2f2dc053404febedc9c273452d9d518fb31fde72 before aaf67de78807c59c35bafb5003d4fb457c764800; 2.6.34 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53867
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53867
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b2515b8095cf2149bef44383a99d5b5677f1831
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/448875a73e16ba7d81dec9274ce9d33a12d092fb
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaf67de78807c59c35bafb5003d4fb457c764800
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae6e935618d99cdba11eab4714092e7e5f13cf7e
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