CVE-2023-53508

7.8 HIGH
Published: October 01, 2025 Modified: January 23, 2026
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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ublk: fail to start device if queue setup is interrupted In ublk_ctrl_start_dev(), if wait_for_completion_interruptible() is interrupted by signal, queues aren't setup successfully yet, so we have to fail UBLK_CMD_START_DEV, otherwise kernel oops can be triggered. Reported by German when working on qemu-storage-deamon which requires single thread ublk daemon.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d5916c439574b18a0734872daa0022b3d6105ad
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53e7d08f6d6e214c40db1f51291bb2975c789dc2
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ab3e7d424cd413d7a5e976c8a30b4ffa84a65dd
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
2th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux