Review reviewCritical

CVE-2023-53794

Linux

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix session state check in reconnect to avoid use-after-free issue Don't collect exiting session in smb2_reconnect_server(), because it will be released soon. Note that the exiting session will stay in server->smb_ses_list until it complete the cifs_free_ipc() and logoff() and then delete itself from the list.

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.46%
37.3% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2025.12.09
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability0.46%
Technical severityCVSS 9.8

Vulnerability overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix session state check in reconnect to avoid use-after-free issue Don't collect exiting session in smb2_reconnect_server(), because it will be released soon. Note that the exiting session will stay in server->smb_ses_list until it complete the cifs_free_ipc() and logoff() and then delete itself from the list.

Affected product and versions

Product
Linux
Affected versions
>= 4fcd1813e6404dd4420c7d12fb483f9320f0bf93 < 7e4f5c3f01fb0e51ca438e43262d858daf9a0a76, >= 4fcd1813e6404dd4420c7d12fb483f9320f0bf93 < 759ffc164d95a32c09528766d74d9b4fb054e8f4, >= 4fcd1813e6404dd4420c7d12fb483f9320f0bf93 < 99f280700b4cc02d5f141b8d15f8e9fad0418f65, >= 655e0c067f0e02ece03fd0591dabe3db2ae27552, >= 875cc09c0767a4ac06b57af383709657f98b3ea1, >= 599fe1409085059ba12a2c3897c853be9fa9e7cf, >= 2e4378ee60049b752c9dce16f62ce6fbd11b379a, >= 59b520454b323ec43b2ae757217332cea33091e0, >= e20c888e2b3576e5f498c167729d274ef60b86f8, >= 4ce7aa4e44d88ce64ea8ae2337b8910f3670b0ba, >= 419fad68e4c4135ff9859e9214dd6cf954413ca1, >= 3.10.103 < 3.11, >= 3.12.63 < 3.13, >= 3.14.74 < 3.15, >= 3.16.37 < 3.17, >= 3.18.37 < 3.19, >= 4.1.28 < 4.2, >= 4.4.16 < 4.5, >= 4.6.5 < 4.7, >= 4.7
Fixed versions
No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Linux and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Not available
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