CVE-2023-53990 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-53990

SMB3: Add missing locks to protect deferred close file list

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SMB3: Add missing locks to protect deferred close file list cifs_del_deferred_close function has a critical section which modifies the deferred close file list. We must acquire deferred_lock before calling cifs_del_deferred_close function.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
860efae127888ae535bc4eda1b7f27642727c69e, ca08d0eac020d48a3141dbec0a3cf64fbdb17cde, 60b6d38add7b9c17d6e5d49ee8e930ea1a5650c5, 5.15.63, 5.19.4, 6.0, 0, 5.15.111, 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2, 6.4

Timeline

Official Publish: December 24th, 2025
Last Modified: May 23rd, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.