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CVE-2023-53377 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: prevent use-after-free by freeing the cfile later In smb2_compound_op we have a possible use-after-free which can cause hard to debug problems later on. This was revealed during stress testing with KASAN enabled kernel. Fixing it by moving the cfile free call to a few lines below, after the usage.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33f736187d08f6bc822117629f263b97d3df4165 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe07d55a5461e66a55fbefb57f85ff0facea32b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6353518ef8180816e863aa23b06456f395404d6 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d017880782cf71f8820ee4a2002843893176501d kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53377
NVD Published Date:
09/18/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/19/2025
Source:
kernel.org