CVE-2023-53307

rbd: avoid use-after-free in do_rbd_add() when rbd_dev_create() fails

High · published September 16, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rbd: avoid use-after-free in do_rbd_add() when rbd_dev_create() fails

If getting an ID or setting up a work queue in rbd_dev_create() fails,

use-after-free on rbd_dev->rbd_client, rbd_dev->spec and rbd_dev->opts

is triggered in do_rbd_add(). The root cause is that the ownership of

these structures is transfered to rbd_dev prematurely and they all end

up getting freed when rbd_dev_create() calls rbd_dev_free() prior to

returning to do_rbd_add().

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE, an

incomplete patch submitted by Natalia Petrova <[email protected]>.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00164 · 5.3th percentile
Published
2025-09-16T16:11Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 SEP 16:11Z
    rbd: avoid use-after-free in do_rbd_add() when rbd_dev_create() fails
    cvelistv5