CVE-2023-53990

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-12-24. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

SMB3: Add missing locks to protect deferred close file list

cifs_del_deferred_close function has a critical section which modifies the deferred close file list. We must acquire deferred_lock before calling cifs_del_deferred_close function.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 24, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

SMB3: Add missing locks to protect deferred close file list - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb36365dac25d546ca4af0eb22acb43c9b4ddfdf
generic

SMB3: Add missing locks to protect deferred close file list - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab9ddc87a9055c4bebd6524d5d761d605d52e557
generic

SMB3: Add missing locks to protect deferred close file list - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3aa9d065b0685b4e6052f3f2a2462966fdc44fd2
generic

SMB3: Add missing locks to protect deferred close file list - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32a046ccaeea6c19965c04a4c521e703f6607924
generic

SMB3: Add missing locks to protect deferred close file list - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f87e18203bd30f71eb1a65259e28e291b6cc43a

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-53990(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_42024-04-30redhat
linuxKernel @ 5.15.111—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.27-16.1.37-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.3.7-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.3.7-1—

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 29× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-53990?
CVE-2023-53990 is a high vulnerability published on December 24, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SMB3: Add missing locks to protect deferred close file list cifsdeldeferred_close function has a critical section which modifies the deferred close file list. We must acquire deferred_lock before calling cifsdeldeferred_close…
When was CVE-2023-53990 disclosed?
CVE-2023-53990 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 24, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-53990 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-53990 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 95.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-53990?
CVE-2023-53990 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-53990?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-53990, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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