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 &amp;#39;FMODE_EXCL&amp;#39;,<br /> blkdev_get_by_dev() will be called without &amp;#39;FMODE_EXCL&amp;#39;, however, follow<br /> blkdev_put() is still called with &amp;#39;FMODE_EXCL&amp;#39;, which will cause<br /> &amp;#39;bd_holders&amp;#39; counter to leak.<br /> <br /> Fix the problem by using the right mode for blkdev_put().

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