CVE-2023-53130
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
02/05/2025
Last modified:
02/05/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
block: fix wrong mode for blkdev_put() from disk_scan_partitions()<br />
<br />
If disk_scan_partitions() is called with &#39;FMODE_EXCL&#39;,<br />
blkdev_get_by_dev() will be called without &#39;FMODE_EXCL&#39;, however, follow<br />
blkdev_put() is still called with &#39;FMODE_EXCL&#39;, which will cause<br />
&#39;bd_holders&#39; counter to leak.<br />
<br />
Fix the problem by using the right mode for blkdev_put().