CVE-2023-53511
- Published: 2025-10-01T12:15:55.030
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
io_uring: fix fget leak when fs don’t support nowait buffered read
Heming reported a BUG when using io_uring doing link-cp on ocfs2. [1]
Do the following steps can reproduce this BUG:
mount -t ocfs2 /dev/vdc /mnt/ocfs2
cp testfile /mnt/ocfs2/
./link-cp /mnt/ocfs2/testfile /mnt/ocfs2/testfile.1
umount /mnt/ocfs2
Then umount will fail, and it outputs:
umount: /mnt/ocfs2: target is busy.
While tracing umount, it blames mnt_get_count() not return as expected.
Do a deep investigation for fget()/fput() on related code flow, I’ve
finally found that fget() leaks since ocfs2 doesn’t support nowait
buffered read.
io_issue_sqe
|-io_assign_file // do fget() first
|-io_read
|-io_iter_do_read
|-ocfs2_file_read_iter // return -EOPNOTSUPP
|-kiocb_done
|-io_rw_done
|-__io_complete_rw_common // set REQ_F_REISSUE
|-io_resubmit_prep
|-io_req_prep_async // override req->file, leak happens
This was introduced by commit a196c78b5443 in v5.18. Fix it by don’t
re-assign req->file if it has already been assigned.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/ocfs2-devel/ab580a75-91c8-d68a-3455-40361be1bfa8@linux.alibaba.com/T/#t
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How to fix CVE-2023-53511
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix fget leak when fs don’t support nowait buffered read Heming reported a BUG when using io_uring doing link-cp on ocfs2. [1] Do the following steps can reproduce this BUG: mount -t ocfs2 /dev/vdc /mnt/ocfs2 cp testfile /mnt/ocfs2/ ./link-cp /mnt/ocfs2/testfile /mnt/ocfs2/testfile.1 umount /mnt/ocfs2 Then […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Vendor Advisory: https://lore.kernel.org/ocfs2-devel/ab580a75-91c8-d68a-3455-40361be1bfa8@linux.alibaba.com/T/#t
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