What is CVE-2023-53051?

CVE-2023-53051 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Infinite Loop flaw (CWE-835), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.0 onward and patched in 4.14.312, 4.19.280, 5.4.240 and others. CVE-2023-53051 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53051?

CVE-2023-53051 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53051?

Yes, CVE-2023-53051 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.312, 4.19.280, 5.4.240 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53051 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53051 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Infinite Loop (CWE-835)?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

CVE-2023-53051

Medium

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

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-05-02

Last modified 2025-11-12

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-835

CVE-2023-53051 is a Infinite Loop vulnerability

What is Infinite Loop?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.312, 4.19.280, 5.4.240, 5.10.177, 5.15.105, 6.1.22, 6.2.9, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.0

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.312 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.280 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.240 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.177 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.105 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.22 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.9 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c743db1193bf0e76c73d71ede08bd9b96e6c31d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66ff37993dd7e9954b6446237fe2453b380ce40d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b9f8efb5fc888dd938d2964e705b8e00f1dc0f6

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/885c28ceae7dab2b18c2cc0eb95f1f82b1f629d1

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e87cd83f70504f1cd2e428966f353c007d6d2d7f

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53051

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-05-02

Modified 2025-11-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53051?

CVE-2023-53051 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Infinite Loop flaw (CWE-835) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.0 onward and has been patched in 4.14.312, 4.19.280, 5.4.240 and others. CVE-2023-53051 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53051?

CVE-2023-53051 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53051?

Yes. CVE-2023-53051 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.312, 4.19.280, 5.4.240 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53051 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-53051 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.