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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0015 4.7 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 43f9b25a9cdd7b177f77f026b1461abd1abbd174 – — Linux 2.6.25 – 4.14.308
TIMELINE Oct 1 Reserved by Linux Oct 1 Published (CNA: Linux) Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2023-53481 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ubi: ubi_wl_put_peb: Fix infinite loop when wear-leveling work failed Following process will trigger an infinite loop in ubi_wl_put_peb(): ubifs_bgt ubi_bgt ubifs_leb_unmap ubi_leb_unmap ubi_eba_unmap_leb ubi_wl_put_peb wear_leveling_worker e1 = rb_entry(rb_first(&ubi->used) e2 = get_peb_for_wl(ubi) ubi_io_read_vid_hdr // return err (flash fault) out_error: ubi->move_from = ubi->move_to = NULL wl_entry_destroy(ubi, e1) ubi->lookuptbl[e->pnum] = NULL retry: e = ubi->lookuptbl[pnum]; // return NULL if (e == ubi->move_from) { // NULL == NULL gets true goto retry; // infinite loop !!! $ top PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM COMMAND 7676 root 20 0 0 0 0 R 100.0 0.0 ubifs_bgt0_0 Fix it by: 1) Letting ubi_wl_put_peb() returns directly if wearl leveling entry has been removed from 'ubi->lookuptbl'. 2) Using 'ubi->wl_lock' protecting wl entry deletion to preventing an use-after-free problem for wl entry in ubi_wl_put_peb(). Fetch a reproducer in [Link].
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| October 1, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2023-53481 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2023-53481 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-835
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