Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-53262f2fs: fix scheduling while atomic in decompression path

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-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.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix scheduling while atomic in decompression path [ 16.945668][ C0] Call trace: [ 16.945678][ C0] dump_backtrace+0x110/0x204 [ 16.945706][ C0] dump_stack_lvl+0x84/0xbc [ 16.945735][ C0] __schedule_bug+0xb8/0x1ac [ 16.945756][ C0] __schedule+0x724/0xbdc [ 16.945778][ C0] schedule+0x154/0x258 [ 16.945793][ C0] bit_wait_io+0x48/0xa4 [ 16.945808][ C0] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x114/0x198 [ 16.945824][ C0] __sync_dirty_buffer+0x1f8/0x2e8 [ 16.945853][ C0] __f2fs_commit_super+0x140/0x1f4 [ 16.945881][ C0] f2fs_commit_super+0x110/0x28c [ 16.945898][ C0] f2fs_handle_error+0x1f4/0x2f4 [ 16.945917][ C0] f2fs_decompress_cluster+0xc4/0x450 [ 16.945942][ C0] f2fs_end_read_compressed_page+0xc0/0xfc [ 16.945959][ C0] f2fs_handle_step_decompress+0x118/0x1cc [ 16.945978][ C0] f2fs_read_end_io+0x168/0x2b0 [ 16.945993][ C0] bio_endio+0x25c/0x2c8 [ 16.946015][ C0] dm_io_dec_pending+0x3e8/0x57c [ 16.946052][ C0] clone_endio+0x134/0x254 [ 16.946069][ C0] bio_endio+0x25c/0x2c8 [ 16.946084][ C0] blk_update_request+0x1d4/0x478 [ 16.946103][ C0] scsi_end_request+0x38/0x4cc [ 16.946129][ C0] scsi_io_completion+0x94/0x184 [ 16.946147][ C0] scsi_finish_command+0xe8/0x154 [ 16.946164][ C0] scsi_complete+0x90/0x1d8 [ 16.946181][ C0] blk_done_softirq+0xa4/0x11c [ 16.946198][ C0] _stext+0x184/0x614 [ 16.946214][ C0] __irq_exit_rcu+0x78/0x144 [ 16.946234][ C0] handle_domain_irq+0xd4/0x154 [ 16.946260][ C0] gic_handle_irq.33881+0x5c/0x27c [ 16.946281][ C0] call_on_irq_stack+0x40/0x70 [ 16.946298][ C0] do_interrupt_handler+0x48/0xa4 [ 16.946313][ C0] el1_interrupt+0x38/0x68 [ 16.946346][ C0] el1h_64_irq_handler+0x20/0x30 [ 16.946362][ C0] el1h_64_irq+0x78/0x7c [ 16.946377][ C0] finish_task_switch+0xc8/0x3d8 [ 16.946394][ C0] __schedule+0x600/0xbdc [ 16.946408][ C0] preempt_schedule_common+0x34/0x5c [ 16.946423][ C0] preempt_schedule+0x44/0x48 [ 16.946438][ C0] process_one_work+0x30c/0x550 [ 16.946456][ C0] worker_thread+0x414/0x8bc [ 16.946472][ C0] kthread+0x16c/0x1e0 [ 16.946486][ C0] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.37-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53262
Debian:13linux6.3.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53262
Debian:14linux6.3.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53262

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux bff139b49d9f70c1ac5384aac94554846aa834de – before 74f74c8b8419a289b85aa9c85e5f4d8c2cc9f5fbbff139b49d9f70c1ac5384aac94554846aa834de – before 977df5c13a4b253a718ec44a4eb957c612bf73f4bff139b49d9f70c1ac5384aac94554846aa834de – before d2746c56dd2cc47f70cc3931977be556172c246dbff139b49d9f70c1ac5384aac94554846aa834de – before 1aa161e43106d46ca8e9a86f4aa28d420258134b
Linux Linux 6.0

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