What is CVE-2023-53615?

CVE-2023-53615 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.11 onward and patched in 5.4.258, 5.10.195, 5.15.132 and others. CVE-2023-53615 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53615?

CVE-2023-53615 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53615?

Yes, CVE-2023-53615 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.258, 5.10.195, 5.15.132 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53615 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53615 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2023-53615

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix deletion race condition System crash when using debug kernel due to link list corruption. The cause of the link list corruption is due to session deletion was allowed to queue up twice. Here's the internal trace that show the same port was allowed to double queue for deletion on different cpu. 20808683956 015 qla2xxx [0000:13:00.1]-e801:4: Scheduling sess ffff93ebf9306800 for deletion 50:06:0e:80:12:48:ff:50 fc4_type 1 20808683957 027 qla2xxx [0000:13:00.1]-e801:4: Scheduling sess ffff93ebf9306800 for deletion 50:06:0e:80:12:48:ff:50 fc4_type 1 Move the clearing/setting of deleted flag lock.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-04

Last modified 2026-03-17

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2023-53615 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.258, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.54, 6.5.4, 6.6 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.11

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.258 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.195 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.132 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.54 6.1.x ✓ 6.5.4 6.5.x ✓ 6.6

References

6 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d7da12483e98c451a51bd294a3d3494f0aee5eb

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dfe4344c168c6ca20fe7640649aacfcefcccb26

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4628a5b98e4c6d905e1f7638242612d7db7d9c2

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b05017cb4ff75eea783583f3d400059507510ab1

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd06c45b326e44f0d21dc1b3fa23e71f46847e28

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53615

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-10-04

Modified 2026-03-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53615?

CVE-2023-53615 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.11 onward and has been patched in 5.4.258, 5.10.195, 5.15.132 and others. CVE-2023-53615 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53615?

CVE-2023-53615 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53615?

Yes. CVE-2023-53615 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.258, 5.10.195, 5.15.132 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53615 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-53615 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.