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

blk-cgroup: hold queue_lock when removing blkg->q_node

When blkg is removed from q->blkg_list from blkg_free_workfn(), queue_lock
has to be held, otherwise, all kinds of bugs(list corruption, hard lockup,
..) can be triggered from blkg_destroy_all().

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
81c1188905f88b77743d1fdeeedfc8cb7b67787d affected < b5dae1cd0d8368b4338430ff93403df67f0b8bcc
bfe46d2efe46c5c952f982e2ca94fe2ec5e58e2a affected < 083b58373463a6e5ee60ecb135269348f68ad7df
f1c006f1c6850c14040f8337753a63119bba39b9 affected < cd4ffdf56791eec95af01f06bee1ec7665ca75c4
f1c006f1c6850c14040f8337753a63119bba39b9 affected < c164c7bc9775be7bcc68754bb3431fce5823822e
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
6.3 affected —
0 unaffected < 6.3
6.1.17 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.2.4 unaffected ≤ 6.2.*
6.4.12 unaffected ≤ 6.4.*
6.5 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/083b58373463a6e5ee60ecb135269348f68ad7df cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5dae1cd0d8368b4338430ff93403df67f0b8bcc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c164c7bc9775be7bcc68754bb3431fce5823822e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4ffdf56791eec95af01f06bee1ec7665ca75c4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025122406-CVE-2023-54088-f00f@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54088 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54088 cve-icon
History

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: hold queue_lock when removing blkg->q_node When blkg is removed from q->blkg_list from blkg_free_workfn(), queue_lock has to be held, otherwise, all kinds of bugs(list corruption, hard lockup, ..) can be triggered from blkg_destroy_all().
Title blk-cgroup: hold queue_lock when removing blkg->q_node
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-24T13:06:18.216Z

Reserved: 2025-12-24T13:02:52.515Z

Link: CVE-2023-54088

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:10.667

Modified: 2025-12-29T15:58:34.503

Link: CVE-2023-54088

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-12-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-54088 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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