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CVE-2023-53765— dm cache: free background tracker's queued work in btracker_destroy

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于未正确释放后台跟踪器的工作队列，可能导致内存泄漏。

AI Predicted 4.7 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.18% · P8

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux b29d4986d0da1a27cd35917cdb433672f5c95d7f< 673a3af21d5e3ed769f3eaed0c888244290a3506 affected
b29d4986d0da1a27cd35917cdb433672f5c95d7f< ed56ad5cacb7a3aeb611494d5d66e2399d2bfecc affected
b29d4986d0da1a27cd35917cdb433672f5c95d7f< 95ab80a8a0fef2ce0cc494a306dd283948066ce7 affected
4.12 affected
< 4.12 unaffected
6.1.16≤ 6.1.* unaffected
6.2.3≤ 6.2.* unaffected
6.3≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-53765

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Vulnerability Title
dm cache: free background tracker's queued work in btracker_destroy
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm cache: free background tracker's queued work in btracker_destroy Otherwise the kernel can BUG with: [ 2245.426978] ============================================================================= [ 2245.435155] BUG bt_work (Tainted: G B W ): Objects remaining in bt_work on __kmem_cache_shutdown() [ 2245.445233] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 2245.445233] [ 2245.454879] Slab 0x00000000b0ce2b30 objects=64 used=2 fp=0x000000000a3c6a4e flags=0x17ffffc0000200(slab|node=0|zone=2|lastcpupid=0x1fffff) [ 2245.467300] CPU: 7 PID: 10805 Comm: lvm Kdump: loaded Tainted: G B W 6.0.0-rc2 #19 [ 2245.476078] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R7525/0590KW, BIOS 2.5.6 10/06/2021 [ 2245.483646] Call Trace: [ 2245.486100] <TASK> [ 2245.488206] dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x48 [ 2245.491878] slab_err+0x95/0xcd [ 2245.495028] __kmem_cache_shutdown.cold+0x31/0x136 [ 2245.499821] kmem_cache_destroy+0x49/0x130 [ 2245.503928] btracker_destroy+0x12/0x20 [dm_cache] [ 2245.508728] smq_destroy+0x15/0x60 [dm_cache_smq] [ 2245.513435] dm_cache_policy_destroy+0x12/0x20 [dm_cache] [ 2245.518834] destroy+0xc0/0x110 [dm_cache] [ 2245.522933] dm_table_destroy+0x5c/0x120 [dm_mod] [ 2245.527649] __dm_destroy+0x10e/0x1c0 [dm_mod] [ 2245.532102] dev_remove+0x117/0x190 [dm_mod] [ 2245.536384] ctl_ioctl+0x1a2/0x290 [dm_mod] [ 2245.540579] dm_ctl_ioctl+0xa/0x20 [dm_mod] [ 2245.544773] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x8a/0xc0 [ 2245.548524] do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x90 [ 2245.552104] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30 [ 2245.556897] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90 [ 2245.560648] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90 [ 2245.564394] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [ 2245.569447] RIP: 0033:0x7fe52583ec6b ... [ 2245.646771] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 2245.651395] kmem_cache_destroy bt_work: Slab cache still has objects when called from btracker_destroy+0x12/0x20 [dm_cache] [ 2245.651408] WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 10805 at mm/slab_common.c:478 kmem_cache_destroy+0x128/0x130 Found using: lvm2-testsuite --only "cache-single-split.sh" Ben bisected and found that commit 0495e337b703 ("mm/slab_common: Deleting kobject in kmem_cache_destroy() without holding slab_mutex/cpu_hotplug_lock") first exposed dm-cache's incomplete cleanup of its background tracker work objects.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于未正确释放后台跟踪器的工作队列，可能导致内存泄漏。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux b29d4986d0da1a27cd35917cdb433672f5c95d7f ~ 673a3af21d5e3ed769f3eaed0c888244290a3506 -
Linux Linux 4.12 -

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Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-12-08 · 82 CVEs total

CVE-2023-53751 9.8 CRITICAL cifs: fix potential use-after-free bugs in TCP_Server_Info::hostname
CVE-2025-40320 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: fix potential cfid UAF in smb2_query_info_compound
CVE-2023-53769 9.3 CRITICAL virt/coco/sev-guest: Double-buffer messages
CVE-2025-40318 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix race in hci_cmd_sync_dequeue_once
CVE-2023-53764 8.8 HIGH wifi: ath12k: Handle lock during peer_id find
CVE-2023-53762 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in hci_disconnect_all_sync
CVE-2025-40292 8.4 HIGH virtio-net: fix received length check in big packets
CVE-2025-40309 8.0 HIGH Bluetooth: SCO: Fix UAF on sco_conn_free
CVE-2025-40302 7.8 HIGH media: videobuf2: forbid remove_bufs when legacy fileio is active
CVE-2022-50623 7.8 HIGH fpga: prevent integer overflow in dfl_feature_ioctl_set_irq()
CVE-2023-53768 7.8 HIGH regmap-irq: Fix out-of-bounds access when allocating config buffers
CVE-2025-40317 7.8 HIGH regmap: slimbus: fix bus_context pointer in regmap init calls
CVE-2025-40290 7.8 HIGH xsk: avoid data corruption on cq descriptor number
CVE-2025-40319 7.8 HIGH bpf: Sync pending IRQ work before freeing ring buffer
CVE-2023-53747 7.8 HIGH vc_screen: reload load of struct vc_data pointer in vcs_write() to avoid UAF
CVE-2025-40323 7.8 HIGH fbcon: Set fb_display[i]->mode to NULL when the mode is released
CVE-2023-53753 7.8 HIGH drm/amd/display: fix mapping to non-allocated address
CVE-2023-53752 7.8 HIGH net: deal with integer overflows in kmalloc_reserve()
CVE-2025-40291 7.8 HIGH io_uring: fix regbuf vector size truncation
CVE-2023-53759 7.8 HIGH HID: hidraw: fix data race on device refcount

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