CVE-2023-53461
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53461
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-53461.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-53461
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2025-10-01T11:42:32Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-21T17:41:30.796046Z
- Summary
- io_uring: wait interruptibly for request completions on exit
- Details
-
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
io_uring: wait interruptibly for request completions on exit
WHen the ring exits, cleanup is done and the final cancelation and waiting on completions is done by ioringexitwork. That function is invoked by kworker, which doesn't take any signals. Because of that, it doesn't really matter if we wait for completions in TASKINTERRUPTIBLE or TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE state. However, it does matter to the hung task detection checker!
Normally we expect cancelations and completions to happen rather quickly. Some test cases, however, will exit the ring and park the owning task stopped (eg via SIGSTOP). If the owning task needs to run taskwork to complete requests, then ioringexitwork won't make any progress until the task is runnable again. Hence ioringexit_work can trigger the hung task detection, which is particularly problematic if panic-on-hung-task is enabled.
As the ring exit doesn't take signals to begin with, have it wait interruptibly rather than uninterruptibly. io_uring has a separate stuck-exit warning that triggers independently anyway, so we're not really missing anything by making this switch.
- References
-
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28e649dc9947e6525c95e32aa9a8e147925e3f56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4826c59453b3b4677d6bf72814e7ababdea86949
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58e80cb68b057e974768792c34708c6957810486
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e29835366138389bfad3b31ea06960d0a77bf77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b50d6e06cca7b67a3d73ca660dda27662b76e6ea
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
-
Introduced2b188cc1bb857a9d4701ae59aa7768b5124e262eFixed28e649dc9947e6525c95e32aa9a8e147925e3f56
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced2b188cc1bb857a9d4701ae59aa7768b5124e262eFixed8e29835366138389bfad3b31ea06960d0a77bf77
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced2b188cc1bb857a9d4701ae59aa7768b5124e262eFixedb50d6e06cca7b67a3d73ca660dda27662b76e6ea
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced2b188cc1bb857a9d4701ae59aa7768b5124e262eFixed58e80cb68b057e974768792c34708c6957810486
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced2b188cc1bb857a9d4701ae59aa7768b5124e262eFixed4826c59453b3b4677d6bf72814e7ababdea86949
Affected versions
v5.*
v5.0
v5.0-rc7
v5.0-rc8
v5.1
v5.1-rc1
v5.1-rc2
v5.1-rc3
v5.1-rc4
v5.1-rc5
v5.1-rc6
v5.1-rc7
v5.10
v5.10-rc1
v5.10-rc2
v5.10-rc3
v5.10-rc4
v5.10-rc5
v5.10-rc6
v5.10-rc7
v5.10.1
v5.10.10
v5.10.100
v5.10.101
v5.10.102
v5.10.103
v5.10.104
v5.10.105
v5.10.106
v5.10.107
v5.10.108
v5.10.109
v5.10.11
v5.10.110
v5.10.111
v5.10.112
v5.10.113
v5.10.114
v5.10.115
v5.10.116
v5.10.117
v5.10.118
v5.10.119
v5.10.12
v5.10.120
v5.10.121
v5.10.122
v5.10.123
v5.10.124
v5.10.125
v5.10.126
v5.10.127
v5.10.128
v5.10.129
v5.10.13
v5.10.130
v5.10.131
v5.10.132
v5.10.133
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v5.10.187
v5.10.19
v5.10.2
v5.10.20
v5.10.21
v5.10.22
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v5.10.24
v5.10.25
v5.10.26
v5.10.27
v5.10.28
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v5.10.3
v5.10.30
v5.10.31
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v5.10.33
v5.10.34
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v5.10.5
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v5.10.67
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v5.10.7
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v5.10.94
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v5.10.96
v5.10.97
v5.10.98
v5.10.99
v5.11
v5.11-rc1
v5.11-rc2
v5.11-rc3
v5.11-rc4
v5.11-rc5
v5.11-rc6
v5.11-rc7
v5.12
v5.12-rc1
v5.12-rc1-dontuse
v5.12-rc2
v5.12-rc3
v5.12-rc4
v5.12-rc5
v5.12-rc6
v5.12-rc7
v5.12-rc8
v5.13
v5.13-rc1
v5.13-rc2
v5.13-rc3
v5.13-rc4
v5.13-rc5
v5.13-rc6
v5.13-rc7
v5.14
v5.14-rc1
v5.14-rc2
v5.14-rc3
v5.14-rc4
v5.14-rc5
v5.14-rc6
v5.14-rc7
v5.15
v5.15-rc1
v5.15-rc2
v5.15-rc3
v5.15-rc4
v5.15-rc5
v5.15-rc6
v5.15-rc7
v5.15.1
v5.15.10
v5.15.100
v5.15.101
v5.15.102
v5.15.103
v5.15.104
v5.15.105
v5.15.106
v5.15.107
v5.15.108
v5.15.109
v5.15.11
v5.15.110
v5.15.111
v5.15.112
v5.15.113
v5.15.114
v5.15.115
v5.15.116
v5.15.117
v5.15.118
v5.15.119
v5.15.12
v5.15.120
v5.15.13
v5.15.14
v5.15.15
v5.15.16
v5.15.17
v5.15.18
v5.15.19
v5.15.2
v5.15.20
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v5.15.22
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v5.15.24
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v5.15.53
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v5.15.55
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v5.15.57
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v5.15.6
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v5.15.61
v5.15.62
v5.15.63
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v5.15.65
v5.15.66
v5.15.67
v5.15.68
v5.15.69
v5.15.7
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v5.15.75
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v5.15.8
v5.15.80
v5.15.81
v5.15.82
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v5.15.84
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v5.15.88
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v5.15.90
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v5.15.93
v5.15.94
v5.15.95
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v5.15.97
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v5.16
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v5.16-rc3
v5.16-rc4
v5.16-rc5
v5.16-rc6
v5.16-rc7
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v5.19-rc7
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v5.2
v5.2-rc1
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v5.2-rc3
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v5.3
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v5.5
v5.5-rc1
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v5.6
v5.6-rc1
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v5.7
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v5.8
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v5.9
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v5.9-rc3
v5.9-rc4
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v5.9-rc6
v5.9-rc7
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v6.*
v6.0
v6.0-rc1
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v6.0-rc3
v6.0-rc4
v6.0-rc5
v6.0-rc6
v6.0-rc7
v6.1
v6.1-rc1
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v6.1-rc3
v6.1-rc4
v6.1-rc5
v6.1-rc6
v6.1-rc7
v6.1-rc8
v6.1.1
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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
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v6.1.29
v6.1.3
v6.1.30
v6.1.31
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v6.1.33
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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
v6.2
v6.2-rc1
v6.2-rc2
v6.2-rc3
v6.2-rc4
v6.2-rc5
v6.2-rc6
v6.2-rc7
v6.2-rc8
v6.3
v6.3-rc1
v6.3-rc2
v6.3-rc3
v6.3-rc4
v6.3-rc5
v6.3-rc6
v6.3-rc7
v6.4
v6.4-rc1
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v6.4-rc3
v6.4-rc4
v6.4-rc5
v6.4-rc6
v6.4-rc7
v6.4.1
v6.4.2
v6.4.3
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