CVE-2023-53765 dm cache: free background tracker's queued work in btracker_destroy

🗓️ 08 Dec 2025 01:19:27Reported by LinuxType

The fix for vulnerability 2023-53765 frees background tracker queued work in btracker_destroy.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 33
Tenable Nessus	Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool, kernel, kernel-devel (ALAS2023-2023-138)	23 Mar 202300:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	SUSE SLES12: cluster-md-kmp-default / dlm-kmp-default / gfs2-kmp-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:0316-1)	29 Jan 202600:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-007598)	17 Apr 202600:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-53765	8 Dec 202500:00	–	nessus
Amazon	Important: kernel	22 Mar 202300:00	–	amazon
BDU FSTEC	The vulnerability of the btrackerdestroy() function in the drivers/md/dm-cache-background-tracker.c module of the Linux operating system’s device driver framework allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.	5 Feb 202600:00	–	bdu_fstec
Circl	CVE-2023-53765	8 Dec 202503:30	–	circl
CNNVD	Linux kernel 安全漏洞	8 Dec 202500:00	–	cnnvd
CVE	CVE-2023-53765	8 Dec 202501:19	–	cve
Debian CVE	CVE-2023-53765	8 Dec 202501:19	–	debiancve

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  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/md/dm-cache-background-tracker.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "b29d4986d0da1a27cd35917cdb433672f5c95d7f",
        "lessThan": "673a3af21d5e3ed769f3eaed0c888244290a3506",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "b29d4986d0da1a27cd35917cdb433672f5c95d7f",
        "lessThan": "ed56ad5cacb7a3aeb611494d5d66e2399d2bfecc",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "b29d4986d0da1a27cd35917cdb433672f5c95d7f",
        "lessThan": "95ab80a8a0fef2ce0cc494a306dd283948066ce7",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/md/dm-cache-background-tracker.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "4.12",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "4.12",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.1.16",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.2.3",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.2.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.3",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Source	Link
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/95ab80a8a0fef2ce0cc494a306dd283948066ce7
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed56ad5cacb7a3aeb611494d5d66e2399d2bfecc
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/673a3af21d5e3ed769f3eaed0c888244290a3506

11 May 2026 19:51Current

EPSS0.00169