CVE-2023-53538
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2023-53538 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on October 4, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: insert tree mod log move in push_node_left
There is a fairly unlikely race condition in tree mod log rewind that
can result in a kernel panic which has the following trace:
[530.569] BTRFS critical (device sda3): unable to find logical 0 length 4096
[530.585] BTRFS critical (device sda3): unable to find logical 0 length 4096
[530.602] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000002
[530.618] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[530.629] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[530.641] PGD 0 P4D 0
[530.647] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
[530.654] CPU: 30 PID: 398973 Comm: below Kdump: loaded Tainted: G S O K 5.12.0-0_fbk13_clang_7455_gb24de3bdb045 #1
[530.680] Hardware name: Quanta Mono Lake-M.2 SATA 1HY9U9Z001G/Mono Lake-M.2 SATA, BIOS F20_3A15 08/16/2017
[530.703] RIP: 0010:__btrfs_map_block+0xaa/0xd00
[530.755] RSP: 0018:ffffc9002c2f7600 EFLAGS: 00010246
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Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.7.1, < 6.4.4 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-53538?
CVE-2023-53538 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on October 4, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2023-53538?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-53538?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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