CVE-2023-53990

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SMB3: Add missing locks to protect deferred close file list cifsdeldeferredclose function has a critical section which modifies the deferred close file list. We must acquire deferredlock before calling cifsdeldeferredclose functi...

CVE-2023-53990

CVE-2023-53990 pertains to the Linux kernel SMB3/cifs path. The issue arises from missing synchronization when modifying the deferred close file list inside cifs_del_deferred_close, creating a potential data race. The root cause is a missing acquire of the deferred_lock around the critical sectio...