CVE-2023-54107

blk-cgroup: dropping parent refcount after pd_free_fn() is done

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 24, 2025 at 01:06 PM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: dropping parent refcount after pd_free_fn() is done Some cgroup policies will access parent pd through child pd even after pd_offline_fn() is done. If pd_free_fn() for parent is called before child, then UAF can be triggered. Hence it's better to guarantee the order of pd_free_fn(). Currently refcount of parent blkg is dropped in __blkg_release(), which is before pd_free_fn() is called in blkg_free_work_fn() while blkg_free_work_fn() is called asynchronously. This patch make sure pd_free_fn() called from removing cgroup is ordered by delaying dropping parent refcount after calling pd_free_fn() for child. BTW, pd_free_fn() will also be called from blkcg_deactivate_policy() from deleting device, and following patches will guarantee the order.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.18d578c770c85233af592e54537f93f3831bde7e9a
Vendor states this is fixed in c7241babf0855d8a6180cd1743ff0ec34de40b4e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

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