CVE-2023-52583 — Improper Locking in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.5OSV6.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.88%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 6
Latest updateAug 14
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ceph: fix deadlock or deadcode of misusing dget()
The lock order is incorrect between denty and its parent, we should
always make sure that the parent get the lock first.
But since this deadcode is never used and the parent dir will always
be set from the callers, let's just remove it.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages5 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f — eb55ba8aa7fb7aad54f40fbf4d8dcdfdba0bebf6+8
Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0