CVE-2023-54023Race Condition within a Thread in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 24

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix race between balance and cancel/pause Syzbot reported a panic that looks like this: assertion failed: fs_info->exclusive_operation == BTRFS_EXCLOP_BALANCE_PAUSED, in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:465 ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/btrfs/messages.c:259! RIP: 0010:btrfs_assertfail+0x2c/0x30 fs/btrfs/messages.c:259 Call Trace: btrfs_exclop_balance fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:465 [inline] btrfs_ioctl_balance fs/btrfs/i

Affected Packages4 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel3.3.06.1.42+1
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.52-1+2
CVEListV5linux/linux837d5b6e46d1a4af5b6cc8f2fe83cb5de79a2961ddf7e8984c83aee9122552529f4e77291903f8d9+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
btrfs: fix race between balance and cancel/pause2025-12-24
GHSA
GHSA-9vvc-r9f2-4433: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix race between balance and cancel/pause Syzbot reported a panic that lo2025-12-24
OSV
CVE-2023-54023: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix race between balance and cancel/pause Syzbot reported a panic that look2025-12-24

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: btrfs: fix race between balance and cancel/pause2025-12-24
Debian
CVE-2023-54023: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix ...2023

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2023-54023 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz