Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2023-53760)

Summary

Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2023-53760). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 6.3.3 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: ufs: core: mcq: Fix &hwq->cq_lock deadlock issue

When ufshcd_err_handler() is executed, CQ event interrupt can enter waiting
for the same lock. This can happen in ufshcd_handle_mcq_cq_events() and
also in ufs_mtk_mcq_intr(). The following warning message will be generated
when &hwq->cq_lock is used in IRQ context with IRQ enabled. Use
ufshcd_mcq_poll_cqe_lock() with spin_lock_irqsave instead of spin_lock to
resolve the deadlock issue.

[name:lockdep&]WARNING: inconsistent lock state
[name:lockdep&]--------------------------------
[name:lockdep&]inconsistent {IN-HARDIRQ-W} -> {HARDIRQ-ON-W} usage.
[name:lockdep&]kworker/u16:4/260 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] takes:
ffffff8028444600 (&hwq->cq_lock){?.-.}-{2:2}, at:
ufshcd_mcq_poll_cqe_lock+0x30/0xe0
[name:lockdep&]{IN-HARDIRQ-W} state was registered at:
lock_acquire+0x17c/0x33c
_raw_spin_lock+0x5c/0x7c
ufshcd_mcq_poll_cqe_lock+0x30/0xe0
ufs_mtk_mcq_intr+0x60/0x1bc [ufs_mediatek_mod]
__handle_irq_event_percpu+0x140/0x3ec
handle_irq_event+0x50/0xd8
handle_fasteoi_irq+0x148/0x2b0
generic_handle_domain_irq+0x4c/0x6c
gic_handle_irq+0x58/0x134
call_on_irq_stack+0x40/0x74
do_interrupt_handler+0x84/0xe4
el1_interrupt+0x3c/0x78

Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0
----
lock(&hwq->cq_lock);

lock(&hwq->cq_lock);

*** DEADLOCK ***
2 locks held by kworker/u16:4/260:

[name:lockdep&]
stack backtrace:
CPU: 7 PID: 260 Co…

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

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-53760 has been found in Kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade Kernel to 6.3.3 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Kernel CVE-2023-53760" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2023-53760 (Kernel)
Patched: 6.3.3 — 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: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 6.3.3.

🛡️ 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 6.3.3
```
ステージング環境で 6.3.3 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":"6.3.0"},{"fixed":"6.3.3"}]}]