CVE-2023-53306

MEDIUM
Published Sep 16, 2025 Modified Jan 14, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsdax: force clear dirty mark if CoW XFS allows CoW on non-shared extents to combat fragmentation[1]. The old non-shared extent could be mwrited before, its dax entry is marked dirty. This results in a WARNing: [ 28.512349] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 28.512622] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 5255 at fs/dax.c:390 dax_insert_entry+0x342/0x390 [ 28.513050] Modules linked in: rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss nfsv4 nfs lockd grace fscache netfs nft_fib_inet nft_fib_ipv4 nft_fib_ipv6 nft_fib nft_reject_inet nf_reject_ipv4 nf_reject_ipv6 nft_reject nft_ct nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_set nf_tables [ 28.515462] CPU: 2 PID: 5255 Comm: fsstress Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.3.0-rc1-00001-g85e1481e19c1-dirty #117 [ 28.515902] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS Arch Linux 1.16.1-1-1 04/01/2014 [ 28.516307] RIP: 0010:dax_insert_entry+0x342/0x390 [ 28.516536] Code: 30 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f c3 cc cc cc cc 48 8b 45 20 48 83 c0 01 e9 e2 fe ff ff 48 8b 45 20 48 83 c0 01 e9 cd fe ff ff <0f> 0b e9 53 ff ff ff 48 8b 7c 24 08 31 f6 e8 1b 61 a1 00 eb 8c 48 [ 28.517417] RSP: 0000:ffffc9000845fb18 EFLAGS: 00010086 [ 28.517721] RAX: 0000000000000053 RBX: 0000000000000155 RCX: 000000000018824b [ 28.518113] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff827525a6 RDI: 00000000ffffffff [ 28.518515] RBP: ffffea00062092c0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffc9000845f9c8 [ 28.518905] R10: 0000000000000003 R11: ffffffff82ddb7e8 R12: 0000000000000155 [ 28.519301] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 000000000018824b R15: ffff88810cfa76b8 [ 28.519703] FS: 00007f14a0c94740(0000) GS:ffff88817bd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 28.520148] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 28.520472] CR2: 00007f14a0c8d000 CR3: 000000010321c004 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 [ 28.520863] PKRU: 55555554 [ 28.521043] Call Trace: [ 28.521219] <TASK> [ 28.521368] dax_fault_iter+0x196/0x390 [ 28.521595] dax_iomap_pte_fault+0x19b/0x3d0 [ 28.521852] __xfs_filemap_fault+0x234/0x2b0 [ 28.522116] __do_fault+0x30/0x130 [ 28.522334] do_fault+0x193/0x340 [ 28.522586] __handle_mm_fault+0x2d3/0x690 [ 28.522975] handle_mm_fault+0xe6/0x2c0 [ 28.523259] do_user_addr_fault+0x1bc/0x6f0 [ 28.523521] exc_page_fault+0x60/0x140 [ 28.523763] asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [ 28.524001] RIP: 0033:0x7f14a0b589ca [ 28.524225] Code: c5 fe 7f 07 c5 fe 7f 47 20 c5 fe 7f 47 40 c5 fe 7f 47 60 c5 f8 77 c3 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 40 0f b6 c6 48 89 d1 48 89 fa <f3> aa 48 89 d0 c5 f8 77 c3 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 [ 28.525198] RSP: 002b:00007fff1dea1c98 EFLAGS: 00010202 [ 28.525505] RAX: 000000000000001e RBX: 000000000014a000 RCX: 0000000000006046 [ 28.525895] RDX: 00007f14a0c82000 RSI: 000000000000001e RDI: 00007f14a0c8d000 [ 28.526290] RBP: 000000000000006f R08: 0000000000000004 R09: 000000000014a000 [ 28.526681] R10: 0000000000000008 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 028f5c28f5c28f5c [ 28.527067] R13: 8f5c28f5c28f5c29 R14: 0000000000011046 R15: 00007f14a0c946c0 [ 28.527449] </TASK> [ 28.527600] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- To be able to delete this entry, clear its dirty mark before invalidate_inode_pages2_range(). [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-xfs/20230321151339.GA11376@frogsfrogsfrogs/

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-53306? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsdax: force clear dirty mark if CoW XFS allows CoW on non-shared extents to combat fragmentation[1]. The old non-shared extent could be mwrited before, its dax entry is marked dirty. This results in a WARNing: [ 28.512349] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 28.512622] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 5255 at fs/dax.c:390 dax_insert_entry+0x342/0x390 [ 28.513050] Modules linked in: rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss nfsv4 nfs lockd grace fscache netfs nft_fib_inet nft_fib_ipv4 nft_fib_ipv6 nft_fib nft_reject_inet nf_reject_ipv4 nf_reject_ipv6 nft_reject nft_ct nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_set nf_tables [ 28.515462] CPU: 2 PID: 5255 Comm: fsstress Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.3.0-rc1-00001-g85e1481e19c1-dirty #117 [ 28.515902] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS Arch Linux 1.16.1-1-1 04/01/2014 [ 28.516307] RIP: 0010:dax_insert_entry+0x342/0x390 [ 28.516536] Code: 30 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f c3 cc cc cc cc 48 8b 45 20 48 83 c0 01 e9 e2 fe ff ff 48 8b 45 20 48 83 c0 01 e9 cd fe ff ff <0f> 0b e9 53 ff ff ff 48 8b 7c 24 08 31 f6 e8 1b 61 a1 00 eb 8c 48 [ 28.517417] RSP: 0000:ffffc9000845fb18 EFLAGS: 00010086 [ 28.517721] RAX: 0000000000000053 RBX: 0000000000000155 RCX: 000000000018824b [ 28.518113] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff827525a6 RDI: 00000000ffffffff [ 28.518515] RBP: ffffea00062092c0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffc9000845f9c8 [ 28.518905] R10: 0000000000000003 R11: ffffffff82ddb7e8 R12: 0000000000000155 [ 28.519301] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 000000000018824b R15: ffff88810cfa76b8 [ 28.519703] FS: 00007f14a0c94740(0000) GS:ffff88817bd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 28.520148] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 28.520472] CR2: 00007f14a0c8d000 CR3: 000000010321c004 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 [ 28.520863] PKRU: 55555554 [ 28.521043] Call Trace: [ 28.521219] <TASK> [ 28.521368] dax_fault_iter+0x196/0x390 [ 28.521595] dax_iomap_pte_fault+0x19b/0x3d0 [ 28.521852] __xfs_filemap_fault+0x234/0x2b0 [ 28.522116] __do_fault+0x30/0x130 [ 28.522334] do_fault+0x193/0x340 [ 28.522586] __handle_mm_fault+0x2d3/0x690 [ 28.522975] handle_mm_fault+0xe6/0x2c0 [ 28.523259] do_user_addr_fault+0x1bc/0x6f0 [ 28.523521] exc_page_fault+0x60/0x140 [ 28.523763] asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [ 28.524001] RIP: 0033:0x7f14a0b589ca [ 28.524225] Code: c5 fe 7f 07 c5 fe 7f 47 20 c5 fe 7f 47 40 c5 fe 7f 47 60 c5 f8 77 c3 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 40 0f b6 c6 48 89 d1 48 89 fa <f3> aa 48 89 d0 c5 f8 77 c3 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 [ 28.525198] RSP: 002b:00007fff1dea1c98 EFLAGS: 00010202 [ 28.525505] RAX: 000000000000001e RBX: 000000000014a000 RCX: 0000000000006046 [ 28.525895] RDX: 00007f14a0c82000 RSI: 000000000000001e RDI: 00007f14a0c8d000 [ 28.526290] RBP: 000000000000006f R08: 0000000000000004 R09: 000000000014a000 [ 28.526681] R10: 0000000000000008 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 028f5c28f5c28f5c [ 28.527067] R13: 8f5c28f5c28f5c29 R14: 0000000000011046 R15: 00007f14a0c946c0 [ 28.527449] </TASK> [ 28.527600] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- To be able to delete this entry, clear its dirty mark before invalidate_inode_pages2_range(). [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-xfs/20230321151339.GA11376@frogsfrogsfrogs/ It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2023-53306? +
CVE-2023-53306 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2023-53306? +
CVE-2023-53306 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-53306? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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