CVE-2023-53051

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm crypt: add cond_resched() to dmcrypt_write() The loop in dmcrypt_write may be running for unbounded amount of time, thus we need cond_resched() in it. This commit fixes the following warning: [ 3391.153255][ C12] watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#12 stuck for 23s! [dmcrypt_write/2:2897] ... [ 3391.387210][ C12] Call trace: [ 3391.390338][ C12] blk_attempt_bio_merge.part.6+0x38/0x158 [ 3391.395970][ C12] blk_attempt_plug_merge+0xc0/0x1b0 [ 3391.401085][ C12] blk_mq_submit_bio+0x398/0x550 [ 3391.405856][ C12] submit_bio_noacct+0x308/0x380 [ 3391.410630][ C12] dmcrypt_write+0x1e4/0x208 [dm_crypt] [ 3391.416005][ C12] kthread+0x130/0x138 [ 3391.419911][ C12] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 2, 2025
First seenMay 2, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-835CWE-835

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.0 ≤ v < 4.14.312, 4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.280, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.240, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.177, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.105, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.22, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.2.9, 6.34.14.312, 4.19.280, 5.4.240, 5.10.177, 5.15.105, 6.1.22, 6.2.9

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