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CVE-2023-53609MEDIUM
Linux Linux — scsi: Revert "scsi: core: Do not increase scsi_device's iorequest_cnt if dispatch failed"
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0013    2.6     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    cfee29ffb45b1c9798011b19d454637d1b0fe87d –  —
  Linux    6.2 –                                       6.3.4
TIMELINE
  Oct 4   Reserved by Linux
  Oct 4   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2023-53609 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: Revert "scsi: core: Do not increase scsi_device's iorequest_cnt if dispatch failed" The "atomic_inc(&cmd->device->iorequest_cnt)" in scsi_queue_rq() would cause kernel panic because cmd->device may be freed after returning from scsi_dispatch_cmd(). This reverts commit cfee29ffb45b1c9798011b19d454637d1b0fe87d.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 4, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
October 4, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2023-53609 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxcfee29ffb45b1c9798011b19d454637d1b0fe87d
LinuxLinux6.26.3.4

References (2)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-53609 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-53609 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.