CVE-2023-54088

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: hold queue_lock when removing blkg->q_node When blkg is removed from q->blkg_list from blkg_free_workfn(), queue_lock has to be held, otherwise, all kinds of bugs(list corruption, hard lockup, ..) can be triggered from blkg_destroy_all().

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/083b58373463a6e5ee60ecb135269348f68ad7df
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5dae1cd0d8368b4338430ff93403df67f0b8bcc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c164c7bc9775be7bcc68754bb3431fce5823822e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4ffdf56791eec95af01f06bee1ec7665ca75c4

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2025-12-24 13:16

Updated : 2026-08-04 10:19

NVD link : CVE-2023-54088

Mitre link : CVE-2023-54088

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-54088

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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