PT-2025-38198 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Published 2025-09-17 · Updated 2026-04-20 · CVE-2023-53348

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 6.3.0-rc2-btrfs-next-127+

Description The Linux kernel contained a deadlock issue within the BTRFS file system related to transaction handling during block group relocation with scrub enabled. Specifically, a deadlock could occur if a transaction commit failed while a scrub operation was paused, leading to system instability. Stack traces indicated the issue originated within the btrfs commit transaction function.

Recommendations Update to a version of the Linux kernel newer than 6.3.0-rc2-btrfs-next-127+.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Locking

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-667

Related Identifiers

AZL-71903

CVE-2023-53348

SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1

Affected Products

Btrfs

Debian

Linux Kernel

Suse

References · 412

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53348.json · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53348 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2023-53348 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6134a4bb6b1c411a244edee041ac89266c78d45c · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53348 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53348 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-53348 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53348 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d82a40aa7d6fcae0250ec68b8566cdee7bfd44c · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-71903 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53348 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10a5831b193390b77705fc174a309476c23ba64a · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2023-53348 · Vendor Advisory