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🛡️ CVE-2023-53360 — kernel

🔴 CVSS 9.8 — Critical ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
9.8
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

NFSv4.2: Rework scratch handling for READ_PLUS (again)

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

NFSv4.2: Rework scratch handling for READ_PLUS (again)

I found that the read code might send multiple requests using the same

nfs_pgio_header, but nfs4_proc_read_setup() is only called once. This is

how we ended up occasionally double-freeing the scratch buffer, but also

means we set a NULL pointer but non-zero length to the xdr scratch

buffer. This results in an oops the first time decoding needs to copy

something to scratch, which frequently happens when decoding READ_PLUS

hole segments.

I fix this by moving scratch handling into the pageio read code. I

provide a function to allocate scratch space for decoding read replies,

and free the scratch buffer when the nfs_pgio_header is freed.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2023-53360 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.5.0 up to 6.5.3)
  • linux-kernel (from 6.5 up to 6.5.3)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 September 2025 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

Other advisories for this package

kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

CVE-2023-53360 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Critical
CVSS Score 9.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2025-09-17
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.5.0 6.5.3
linux-kernel 6.5 6.5.3

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