๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2023-53536

UNKNOWN 0.0

blk-crypto: make blk_crypto_evict_key() more robust

CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-crypto: make blk_crypto_evict_key() more robust If blk_crypto_evict_key() sees that the key is still in-use (due to a bug) or that ->keyslot_evict failed, it currently just returns while leaving the key linked into the keyslot management structures. However, blk_crypto_evict_key() is only called in contexts such as inode eviction where failure is not an option. So actually the caller proceeds with freeing the blk_crypto_key regardless of the return value of blk_crypto_evict_key(). These two assumptions don't match, and the result is that there can be a use-after-free in blk_crypto_reprogram_all_keys() after one of these errors occurs. (Note, these errors *shouldn't* happen; we're just talking about what happens if they do anyway.) Fix this by making blk_crypto_evict_key() unlink the key from the keyslot management structures even on failure. Also improve some comments.

Vendor linux
Product linux
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Published Oct 4, 2025
Last Updated May 11, 2026
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Affected Versions

Linux / Linux
1b2628397058ebce7277480960b29c788138de90 < 701a8220762ff90615dc91d3543f789391b63298 1b2628397058ebce7277480960b29c788138de90 < 5bb4005fb667c6e2188fa87950f8d5faf2994410 1b2628397058ebce7277480960b29c788138de90 < 64ef787bb1588475163069c2e62fdd8f6c27b1f6 1b2628397058ebce7277480960b29c788138de90 < 809a5be62e92a444a3c3d7b9f438019d0b322f55 1b2628397058ebce7277480960b29c788138de90 < 5c62852942667c613de0458fc797c5b8c36112b5 1b2628397058ebce7277480960b29c788138de90 < 5c7cb94452901a93e90c2230632e2c12a681bc92
Linux / Linux
5.8

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/701a8220762ff90615dc91d3543f789391b63298 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb4005fb667c6e2188fa87950f8d5faf2994410 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64ef787bb1588475163069c2e62fdd8f6c27b1f6 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/809a5be62e92a444a3c3d7b9f438019d0b322f55 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c62852942667c613de0458fc797c5b8c36112b5 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c7cb94452901a93e90c2230632e2c12a681bc92