CVE-2023-53377

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53377
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-53377.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-53377
Downstream
Related
Published
2025-09-18T13:33:23Z
Modified
2025-10-15T06:56:28.072681Z
Summary
cifs: prevent use-after-free by freeing the cfile later
Details

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

cifs: prevent use-after-free by freeing the cfile later

In smb2compoundop we have a possible use-after-free which can cause hard to debug problems later on.

This was revealed during stress testing with KASAN enabled kernel. Fixing it by moving the cfile free call to a few lines below, after the usage.

References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585
Fixed
4fe07d55a5461e66a55fbefb57f85ff0facea32b
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585
Fixed
b6353518ef8180816e863aa23b06456f395404d6
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585
Fixed
d017880782cf71f8820ee4a2002843893176501d
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585
Fixed
33f736187d08f6bc822117629f263b97d3df4165
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
2d046892a493d9760c35fdaefc3017f27f91b621

Affected versions

v5.*

v5.10.1
v5.10.10
v5.10.11
v5.10.12
v5.10.13
v5.10.14
v5.10.15
v5.10.16
v5.10.17
v5.10.18
v5.10.19
v5.10.2
v5.10.3
v5.10.4
v5.10.5
v5.10.6
v5.10.7
v5.10.8
v5.10.9
v5.11.1
v5.11.10
v5.11.11
v5.11.12
v5.11.13
v5.11.14
v5.11.15
v5.11.16
v5.11.17
v5.11.18
v5.11.19
v5.11.2
v5.11.20
v5.11.21
v5.11.3
v5.11.4
v5.11.5
v5.11.6
v5.11.7
v5.11.8
v5.11.9
v5.12.1
v5.12.10
v5.12.11
v5.12.12
v5.12.13
v5.12.14
v5.12.15
v5.12.16
v5.12.17
v5.12.18
v5.12.19
v5.12.2
v5.12.3
v5.12.4
v5.12.5
v5.12.6
v5.12.7
v5.12.8
v5.12.9
v5.13.1
v5.13.10
v5.13.11
v5.13.12
v5.13.13
v5.13.14
v5.13.15
v5.13.16
v5.13.17
v5.13.18
v5.13.2
v5.13.3
v5.13.4
v5.13.5
v5.13.6
v5.13.7
v5.13.8
v5.13.9
v5.14.1
v5.14.10
v5.14.11
v5.14.12
v5.14.13
v5.14.14
v5.14.15
v5.14.16
v5.14.17
v5.14.18
v5.14.19
v5.14.2
v5.14.20
v5.14.3
v5.14.4
v5.14.5
v5.14.6
v5.14.7
v5.14.8
v5.14.9
v5.15.1
v5.15.10
v5.15.11
v5.15.12
v5.15.13
v5.15.14
v5.15.15
v5.15.16
v5.15.17
v5.15.18
v5.15.19
v5.15.2
v5.15.3
v5.15.4
v5.15.5
v5.15.6
v5.15.7
v5.15.8
v5.15.9
v5.16.1
v5.16.10
v5.16.11
v5.16.12
v5.16.13
v5.16.14
v5.16.15
v5.16.16
v5.16.17
v5.16.18
v5.16.19
v5.16.2
v5.16.20
v5.16.3
v5.16.4
v5.16.5
v5.16.6
v5.16.7
v5.16.8
v5.16.9
v5.17.1
v5.17.10
v5.17.11
v5.17.12
v5.17.13
v5.17.14
v5.17.2
v5.17.3
v5.17.4
v5.17.5
v5.17.6
v5.17.7
v5.17.8
v5.17.9
v5.18.1
v5.18.10
v5.18.11
v5.18.12
v5.18.13
v5.18.14
v5.18.15
v5.18.16
v5.18.17
v5.18.18
v5.18.19
v5.18.2
v5.18.3
v5.18.4
v5.18.5
v5.18.6
v5.18.7
v5.18.8
v5.18.9
v5.19.1
v5.19.10
v5.19.11
v5.19.12
v5.19.13
v5.19.14
v5.19.15
v5.19.16
v5.19.2
v5.19.3
v5.19.4
v5.19.5
v5.19.6
v5.19.7
v5.19.8
v5.19.9
v5.6.1
v5.6.10
v5.6.11
v5.6.12
v5.6.13
v5.6.14
v5.6.15
v5.6.16
v5.6.17
v5.6.18
v5.6.2
v5.6.3
v5.6.4
v5.6.5
v5.6.6
v5.6.7
v5.6.8
v5.6.9
v5.7.1
v5.7.10
v5.7.11
v5.7.12
v5.7.13
v5.7.14
v5.7.15
v5.7.16
v5.7.2
v5.7.3
v5.7.4
v5.7.5
v5.7.6
v5.7.7
v5.7.8
v5.7.9
v5.8.1
v5.8.10
v5.8.11
v5.8.12
v5.8.13
v5.8.14
v5.8.15
v5.8.16
v5.8.17
v5.8.18
v5.8.2
v5.8.3
v5.8.4
v5.8.5
v5.8.6
v5.8.7
v5.8.8
v5.8.9
v5.9.1
v5.9.10
v5.9.11
v5.9.12
v5.9.13
v5.9.14
v5.9.15
v5.9.16
v5.9.2
v5.9.3
v5.9.4
v5.9.5
v5.9.6
v5.9.7
v5.9.8
v5.9.9

v6.*

v6.0.16
v6.0.17
v6.0.18
v6.0.19
v6.1
v6.1-rc1
v6.1-rc2
v6.1-rc3
v6.1-rc4
v6.1-rc5
v6.1-rc6
v6.1-rc7
v6.1-rc8
v6.1.1
v6.1.10
v6.1.11
v6.1.12
v6.1.13
v6.1.14
v6.1.15
v6.1.16
v6.1.17
v6.1.18
v6.1.19
v6.1.2
v6.1.20
v6.1.21
v6.1.22
v6.1.23
v6.1.24
v6.1.25
v6.1.26
v6.1.27
v6.1.28
v6.1.29
v6.1.3
v6.1.30
v6.1.31
v6.1.32
v6.1.33
v6.1.34
v6.1.35
v6.1.36
v6.1.37
v6.1.38
v6.1.4
v6.1.5
v6.1.6
v6.1.7
v6.1.8
v6.1.9
v6.10
v6.10-rc1
v6.10-rc2
v6.10-rc3
v6.10-rc4
v6.10-rc5
v6.10-rc6
v6.10-rc7
v6.10.1
v6.10.10
v6.10.11
v6.10.12
v6.10.13
v6.10.2
v6.10.3
v6.10.4
v6.10.5
v6.10.6
v6.10.7
v6.10.8
v6.10.9
v6.11
v6.11-rc1
v6.11-rc2
v6.11-rc3
v6.11-rc4
v6.11-rc5
v6.11-rc6
v6.11-rc7
v6.11.1
v6.11.10
v6.11.11
v6.11.2
v6.11.3
v6.11.4
v6.11.5
v6.11.6
v6.11.7
v6.11.8
v6.11.9
v6.12
v6.12-rc1
v6.12-rc2
v6.12-rc3
v6.12-rc4
v6.12-rc5
v6.12-rc6
v6.12-rc7
v6.12.1
v6.12.10
v6.12.11
v6.12.12
v6.12.13
v6.12.14
v6.12.2
v6.12.3
v6.12.4
v6.12.5
v6.12.6
v6.12.7
v6.12.8
v6.12.9
v6.13
v6.13-rc1
v6.13-rc2
v6.13-rc3
v6.13-rc4
v6.13-rc5
v6.13-rc6
v6.13-rc7
v6.13.1
v6.13.10
v6.13.11
v6.13.12
v6.13.2
v6.13.3
v6.13.4
v6.13.5
v6.13.6
v6.13.7
v6.13.8
v6.13.9
v6.14
v6.14-rc1
v6.14-rc2
v6.14-rc3
v6.14-rc4
v6.14-rc5
v6.14-rc6
v6.14-rc7
v6.14.1
v6.14.10
v6.14.11
v6.14.2
v6.14.3
v6.14.4
v6.14.5
v6.14.6
v6.14.7
v6.14.8
v6.14.9
v6.15
v6.15-rc1
v6.15-rc2
v6.15-rc3
v6.15-rc4
v6.15-rc5
v6.15-rc6
v6.15-rc7
v6.15.1
v6.15.10
v6.15.11
v6.15.2
v6.15.3
v6.15.4
v6.15.5
v6.15.6
v6.15.7
v6.15.8
v6.15.9
v6.16
v6.16-rc1
v6.16-rc2
v6.16-rc3
v6.16-rc4
v6.16-rc5
v6.16-rc6
v6.16-rc7
v6.16.1
v6.16.10
v6.16.11
v6.16.12
v6.16.2
v6.16.3
v6.16.4
v6.16.5
v6.16.6
v6.16.7
v6.16.8
v6.16.9
v6.17
v6.17-rc1
v6.17-rc2
v6.17-rc3
v6.17-rc4
v6.17-rc5
v6.17-rc6
v6.17-rc7
v6.17.1
v6.17.2
v6.2
v6.2-rc1
v6.2-rc2
v6.2-rc3
v6.2-rc4
v6.2-rc5
v6.2-rc6
v6.2-rc7
v6.2-rc8
v6.2.1
v6.2.10
v6.2.11
v6.2.12
v6.2.13
v6.2.14
v6.2.15
v6.2.2
v6.2.3
v6.2.4
v6.2.5
v6.2.6
v6.2.7
v6.2.8
v6.2.9
v6.3
v6.3-rc1
v6.3-rc2
v6.3-rc3
v6.3-rc4
v6.3-rc5
v6.3-rc6
v6.3-rc7
v6.3.1
v6.3.10
v6.3.11
v6.3.12
v6.3.2
v6.3.3
v6.3.4
v6.3.5
v6.3.6
v6.3.7
v6.3.8
v6.3.9
v6.4
v6.4-rc1
v6.4-rc2
v6.4-rc3
v6.4-rc4
v6.4-rc5
v6.4-rc6
v6.4-rc7
v6.4.1
v6.4.10
v6.4.11
v6.4.12
v6.4.13
v6.4.14
v6.4.15
v6.4.16
v6.4.2
v6.4.3
v6.4.4
v6.4.5
v6.4.6
v6.4.7
v6.4.8
v6.4.9
v6.5
v6.5-rc1
v6.5-rc2
v6.5-rc3
v6.5-rc4
v6.5-rc5
v6.5-rc6
v6.5-rc7
v6.5.1
v6.5.10
v6.5.11
v6.5.12
v6.5.13
v6.5.2
v6.5.3
v6.5.4
v6.5.5
v6.5.6
v6.5.7
v6.5.8
v6.5.9
v6.6
v6.6-rc1
v6.6-rc2
v6.6-rc3
v6.6-rc4
v6.6-rc5
v6.6-rc6
v6.6-rc7
v6.6.1
v6.6.10
v6.6.11
v6.6.12
v6.6.13
v6.6.14
v6.6.2
v6.6.3
v6.6.4
v6.6.5
v6.6.6
v6.6.7
v6.6.8
v6.6.9
v6.7
v6.7-rc1
v6.7-rc2
v6.7-rc3
v6.7-rc4
v6.7-rc5
v6.7-rc6
v6.7-rc7
v6.7-rc8
v6.7.1
v6.7.10
v6.7.11
v6.7.2
v6.7.3
v6.7.4
v6.7.5
v6.7.6
v6.7.7
v6.7.8
v6.7.9
v6.8
v6.8-rc1
v6.8-rc2
v6.8-rc3
v6.8-rc4
v6.8-rc5
v6.8-rc6
v6.8-rc7
v6.8.1
v6.8.10
v6.8.11
v6.8.2
v6.8.3
v6.8.4
v6.8.5
v6.8.6
v6.8.7
v6.8.8
v6.8.9
v6.9
v6.9-rc1
v6.9-rc2
v6.9-rc3
v6.9-rc4
v6.9-rc5
v6.9-rc6
v6.9-rc7
v6.9.1
v6.9.10
v6.9.11
v6.9.12
v6.9.2
v6.9.3
v6.9.4
v6.9.5
v6.9.6
v6.9.7
v6.9.8
v6.9.9

Database specific

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}

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.1.0
Fixed
6.1.39
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.2.0
Fixed
6.3.13
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.4.0
Fixed
6.4.4