Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2023-53348btrfs: fix deadlock when aborting transaction during relocation with scrub
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix deadlock when aborting transaction during relocation with scrub Before relocating a block group we pause scrub, then do the relocation and then unpause scrub. The relocation process requires starting and committing a transaction, and if we have a failure in the critical section of the transaction commit path (transaction state >= TRANS_STATE_COMMIT_START), we will deadlock if there is a paused scrub. That results in stack traces like the following: [42.479] BTRFS info (device sdc): relocating block group 53876686848 flags metadata|raid6 [42.936] BTRFS warning (device sdc): Skipping commit of aborted transaction. [42.936] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [42.936] BTRFS: Transaction aborted (error -28) [42.936] WARNING: CPU: 11 PID: 346822 at fs/btrfs/transaction.c:1977 btrfs_commit_transaction+0xcc8/0xeb0 [btrfs] [42.936] Modules linked in: dm_flakey dm_mod loop btrfs (...) [42.936] CPU: 11 PID: 346822 Comm: btrfs Tainted: G W 6.3.0-rc2-btrfs-next-127+ #1 [42.936] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g155821a1990b-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [42.936] RIP: 0010:btrfs_commit_transaction+0xcc8/0xeb0 [btrfs] [42.936] Code: ff ff 45 8b (...) [42.936] RSP: 0018:ffffb58649633b48 EFLAGS: 00010282 [42.936] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8be6ef4d5bd8 RCX: 0000000000000000 [42.936] RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: ffffffffb35e7782 RDI: 00000000ffffffff [42.936] RBP: ffff8be6ef4d5c98 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffb586496339e8 [42.936] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff8be6d38c7c00 [42.936] R13: 00000000ffffffe4 R14: ffff8be6c268c000 R15: ffff8be6ef4d5cf0 [42.936] FS: 00007f381a82b340(0000) GS:ffff8beddfcc0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [42.936] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [42.936] CR2: 00007f1e35fb7638 CR3: 0000000117680006 CR4: 0000000000370ee0 [42.936] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [42.936] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [42.936] Call Trace: [42.936] <TASK> [42.936] ? start_transaction+0xcb/0x610 [btrfs] [42.936] prepare_to_relocate+0x111/0x1a0 [btrfs] [42.936] relocate_block_group+0x57/0x5d0 [btrfs] [42.936] ? btrfs_wait_nocow_writers+0x25/0xb0 [btrfs] [42.936] btrfs_relocate_block_group+0x248/0x3c0 [btrfs] [42.936] ? __pfx_autoremove_wake_function+0x10/0x10 [42.936] btrfs_relocate_chunk+0x3b/0x150 [btrfs] [42.936] btrfs_balance+0x8ff/0x11d0 [btrfs] [42.936] ? __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x14a/0x410 [42.936] btrfs_ioctl+0x2334/0x32c0 [btrfs] [42.937] ? mod_objcg_state+0xd2/0x360 [42.937] ? refill_obj_stock+0xb0/0x160 [42.937] ? seq_release+0x25/0x30 [42.937] ? __rseq_handle_notify_resume+0x3b5/0x4b0 [42.937] ? percpu_counter_add_batch+0x2e/0xa0 [42.937] ? __x64_sys_ioctl+0x88/0xc0 [42.937] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x88/0xc0 [42.937] do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 [42.937] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc [42.937] RIP: 0033:0x7f381a6ffe9b [42.937] Code: 00 48 89 44 24 (...) [42.937] RSP: 002b:00007ffd45ecf060 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 [42.937] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 00007f381a6ffe9b [42.937] RDX: 00007ffd45ecf150 RSI: 00000000c4009420 RDI: 0000000000000003 [42.937] RBP: 0000000000000003 R08: 0000000000000013 R09: 0000000000000000 [42.937] R10: 00007f381a60c878 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffd45ed0423 [42.937] R13: 00007ffd45ecf150 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 00007ffd45ecf148 [42.937] </TASK> [42.937] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- [42.937] BTRFS: error (device sdc: state A) in cleanup_transaction:1977: errno=-28 No space left [59.196] INFO: task btrfs:346772 blocked for more than 120 seconds. [59.196] Tainted: G W 6.3.0-rc2-btrfs-next-127+ #1 [59.196] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_ ---truncated---
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.25-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.1.25-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.1.25-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-intel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53348 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 55e3a601c81cdca4497bf855fa4d331f8e830744 – before 6134a4bb6b1c411a244edee041ac89266c78d45c55e3a601c81cdca4497bf855fa4d331f8e830744 – before 10a5831b193390b77705fc174a309476c23ba64a55e3a601c81cdca4497bf855fa4d331f8e830744 – before 2d82a40aa7d6fcae0250ec68b8566cdee7bfd44c |
| Linux | Linux | 4.3 |
Weakness: CWE-667 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H