Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2023-53262)

Summary

Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2023-53262). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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][ C…

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-53262 has been found in Kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
What to do: upgrade Kernel to 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Kernel CVE-2023-53262" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2023-53262 (Kernel)
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Kernel' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
```
grep -r 'Kernel' . | grep -v node_modules
```
リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で Kernel を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
2
Apply patch patch
```
Upgrade Kernel to 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2
```
ステージング環境で 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
3
Post-deployment verification verify
```
Confirm patched version is live in production
```
パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

Linux Kernel

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.0.0"},{"fixed":"6.1.28"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.2.0"},{"fixed":"6.2.15"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.3.0"},{"fixed":"6.3.2"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53262 linux Fixed in: 6.1.37-1