🛡️ CVE-2023-53183 on Debian — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

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CVSS Score

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: exit gracefully if reloc roots don't match [BUG] Syzbot reported a crash that an ASSERT() got triggered inside prepare_to_merge(). [CAUSE] The root cause of the triggered ASSERT() is we can have a race between quota tree creation and relocation. This leads us to create a duplicated quota tree in the btrfs_read_fs_root() path, and since it's treated as fs tree, it would have ROOT_SHAREABLE flag, causing us to create a reloc tree for it. The bug itself is fixed by a dedicated patch for it, but this already taught us the ASSERT() is not something straightforward for developers. [ENHANCEMENT] Instead of using an ASSERT(), let's handle it gracefully and output extra info about the mismatch reloc roots to help debug. Also with the above ASSERT() removed, we can trigger ASSERT(0)s inside merge_reloc_roots() later. Also replace those ASSERT(0)s with WARN_ON()s.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-53183 as tracked by Debian, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.4.11-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53183 is recorded against 1 package.

linux (fixed in 6.4.11-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 15 September 2025 and last revised on 5 January 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2023-53183 on other distributions

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

BellSoft Base record Debian 11 (Root.io)Ubuntu

Details

Severity Unknown

CVSS Score N/A

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

CWE N/A

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source OSV

Published 2025-09-15

Updated 2026-08-20

Modified 2026-01-05

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
linux	—	6.4.11-1

References

ADVISORY https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53183

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