Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52583

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Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52583

Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90802
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52583
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Ubuntu
Slackware Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Dell Data Protection Central
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)
SmartFabric Storage Software
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1168-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1131-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-181-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-181-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1129-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1128-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1124-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1123-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1108-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1071-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1152-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1162-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1177-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-225-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-225-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_212-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_47-debugsource
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kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_43-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_116-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_25-debugsource
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kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_47-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_13-debugsource
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kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_43-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_12-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_59-default
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dlm-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-docs
kernel-source
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default
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cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-debuginfo
kernel
python2-perf
kernel-debugsource
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-preempt
kernel-preempt-debugsource
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-devel
dtb-freescale
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-allwinner
dtb-hisilicon
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-lg
dtb-altera
dtb-amd
dtb-exynos
dtb-xilinx
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-al
dtb-renesas
dtb-sprd
dtb-qcom
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-preempt
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-preempt
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
dtb-aarch64
dtb-amlogic
dtb-nvidia
dtb-apm
dlm-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-arm
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dtb-broadcom
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-zte
dtb-cavium
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-marvell
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-mediatek
dtb-socionext
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-optional
dlm-kmp-preempt
reiserfs-kmp-preempt
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-extra
ocfs2-kmp-preempt
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-181-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1036-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1043-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1084-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1091-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1112-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-headers
linux (Debian package)
dtb-apple
dtb-amazon
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-optional
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reiserfs-kmp-azure
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gfs2-kmp-azure
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dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
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cluster-md-kmp-azure
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reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
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kernel-azure-extra
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
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kernel-default-vdso
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kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-106-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1044-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1058-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1059-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1061-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules
linux-5.15.160/kernel-headers
linux-image-6.1.0-1035-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-laptop-23.10 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1017-laptop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1022-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ceph_encode_dentry_release() function in fs/ceph/caps.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-52583

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources