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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2023-53494 json

crypto: xts - Handle EBUSY correctly

published 2025-10-01 13 mo ago modified 2026-08-05 3 mo ago also EUVD-2025-32789

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: xts - Handle EBUSY correctly

As it is xts only handles the special return value of EINPROGRESS, which means that in all other cases it will free data related to the request.

However, as the caller of xts may specify MAY_BACKLOG, we also need to expect EBUSY and treat it in the same way. Otherwise backlogged requests will trigger a use-after-free.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 6.1.20-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53494

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-75.82
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1038.43
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1036.44
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1036.41
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1032.35
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1035.40
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1040.47
  • linux-gkeop Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1022.27

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53494

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7
  • kernel-core RHEL 9 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:21760RHSA-2025:21136RHSA-2025:21128RHSA-2025:21112RHSA-2025:21091RHSA-2025:21051

  • kernel-rt SLE Micro 5.5 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Micro 5.5 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1
  • kernel-rt SLE Micro 5.4, SLE Micro 5.3 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Micro 5.4, SLE Micro 5.3 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +3 more 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +3 more 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.4 +7 more 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6

almalinux advisories ALSA-2025:19409

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-53494 updated cvss 7.8

kernel: crypto: xts - Handle EBUSY correctly

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) libperf 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21760
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, rv 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, perf 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, rtla 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, perf 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, rtla 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, +20 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:19409
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) perf 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21091
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) perf 5.14.0-284.146.1.el9_2, rtla 5.14.0-284.146.1.el9_2, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.146.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.146.1.el9_2, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.146.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.146.1.el9_2, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21051
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) rv 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, perf 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, rtla 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21760
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, kernel 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, kernel-64k 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, kernel-64k 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, kernel-core 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, kernel-core 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, +60 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:19409
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) kernel 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, bpftool 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, kernel-core 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, kernel-tools 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, python3-perf 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, kernel-modules 5.14.0-70.153.1.el9_0, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21091
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) bpftool 7.0.0-284.146.1.el9_2, kernel 5.14.0-284.146.1.el9_2, kernel-64k 5.14.0-284.146.1.el9_2, kernel-core 5.14.0-284.146.1.el9_2, kernel-tools 5.14.0-284.146.1.el9_2, python3-perf 5.14.0-284.146.1.el9_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21051
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) bpftool 7.3.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-64k 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-core 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-tools 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, python3-perf 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21760
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, libperf 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:19409
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt 5.14.0-70.153.1.rt21.225.el9_0, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-70.153.1.rt21.225.el9_0, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-70.153.1.rt21.225.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-70.153.1.rt21.225.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-70.153.1.rt21.225.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-70.153.1.rt21.225.el9_0, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21136
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, kernel-rt 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, +34 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:19409
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt 5.14.0-70.153.1.rt21.225.el9_0, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-70.153.1.rt21.225.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-70.153.1.rt21.225.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-70.153.1.rt21.225.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-70.153.1.rt21.225.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules-extra 5.14.0-70.153.1.rt21.225.el9_0, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21136
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.146.1.rt14.431.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.146.1.rt14.431.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.146.1.rt14.431.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.146.1.rt14.431.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-284.146.1.rt14.431.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-284.146.1.rt14.431.el9_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21128
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21760
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, kernel-rt 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-570.60.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-611.7.1.el9_7, +16 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:19409
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.146.1.rt14.431.el9_2, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-284.146.1.rt14.431.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.146.1.rt14.431.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.146.1.rt14.431.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-284.146.1.rt14.431.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.146.1.rt14.431.el9_2, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21128
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module xts from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2025:21760
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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