CVE-2023-53427

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

cifs: Fix warning and UAF when destroy the MR list

If the MR allocate failed, the MR recovery work not initialized and list not cleared. Then will be warning and UAF when release the MR:

WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 824 at kernel/workqueue.c:3066 __flush_work.isra.0+0xf7/0x110 CPU: 4 PID: 824 Comm: mount.cifs Not tainted 6.1.0-rc5+ #82 RIP: 0010:__flush_work.isra.0+0xf7/0x110 Call Trace: <TASK> __cancel_work_timer+0x2ba/0x2e0 smbd_destroy+0x4e1/0x990 _smbd_get_connection+0x1cbd/0x2110 smbd_get_connection+0x21/0x40 cifs_get_tcp_session+0x8ef/0xda0 mount_get_conns+0x60/0x750 cifs_mount+0x103/0xd00 cifs_smb3_do_mount+0x1dd/0xcb0 smb3_get_tree+0x1d5/0x300 vfs_get_tree+0x41/0xf0 path_mount+0x9b3/0xdd0 __x64_sys_mount+0x190/0x1d0 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in smbd_destroy+0x4fc/0x990 Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810b156a08 by task mount.cifs/824 CPU: 4 PID: 824 Comm: mount.cifs Tainted: G W 6.1.0-rc5+ #82 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x44 print_report+0x171/0x472 kasan_report+0xad/0x130 smbd_destroy+0x4fc/0x990 _smbd_get_connection+0x1cbd/0x2110 smbd_get_connection+0x21/0x40 cifs_get_tcp_session+0x8ef/0xda0 mount_get_conns+0x60/0x750 cifs_mount+0x103/0xd00 cifs_smb3_do_mount+0x1dd/0xcb0 smb3_get_tree+0x1d5/0x300 vfs_get_tree+0x41/0xf0 path_mount+0x9b3/0xdd0 __x64_sys_mount+0x190/0x1d0 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0

Allocated by task 824: kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40 kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30 __kasan_kmalloc+0x7a/0x90 _smbd_get_connection+0x1b6f/0x2110 smbd_get_connection+0x21/0x40 cifs_get_tcp_session+0x8ef/0xda0 mount_get_conns+0x60/0x750 cifs_mount+0x103/0xd00 cifs_smb3_do_mount+0x1dd/0xcb0 smb3_get_tree+0x1d5/0x300 vfs_get_tree+0x41/0xf0 path_mount+0x9b3/0xdd0 __x64_sys_mount+0x190/0x1d0 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0

Freed by task 824: kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40 kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30 kasan_save_free_info+0x2a/0x40 ____kasan_slab_free+0x143/0x1b0 __kmem_cache_free+0xc8/0x330 _smbd_get_connection+0x1c6a/0x2110 smbd_get_connection+0x21/0x40 cifs_get_tcp_session+0x8ef/0xda0 mount_get_conns+0x60/0x750 cifs_mount+0x103/0xd00 cifs_smb3_do_mount+0x1dd/0xcb0 smb3_get_tree+0x1d5/0x300 vfs_get_tree+0x41/0xf0 path_mount+0x9b3/0xdd0 __x64_sys_mount+0x190/0x1d0 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0

Let's initialize the MR recovery work before MR allocate to prevent the warning, remove the MRs from the list to prevent the UAF.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 18, 2025
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-53427: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix