CVE-2023-53348

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 6.3.0-rc2-btrfs-next-127+

Description The Linux kernel contained a deadlock issue within the BTRFS file system related to transaction handling during block group relocation with scrub enabled. Specifically, a deadlock could occur if a transaction commit failed while a scrub operation was paused, leading to system instability. Stack traces indicated the issue originated within the btrfs commit transaction function.

Recommendations Update to a version of the Linux kernel newer than 6.3.0-rc2-btrfs-next-127+.