CVE-2023-53626
High
ext4: fix possible double unlock when moving a directory
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix possible double unlock when moving a directory
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
October 7, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
5 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-53626
View original source
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix possible double unlock when moving a directory
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/020166bc6669ca9fb267ebd96bd88c4fb64a5d46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c93c42c7bb23057bde8a0a2ab834927ff64d20c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43ce288ab5d7274a4a141d7f5e3ed2ab7b41f8a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70e42feab2e20618ddd0cbfc4ab4b08628236ecd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c16cbd8233d6c58fc488545393e49b5d55729990
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e71eb4dca41f0f36823724ced0406bb2dbdd5506
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53626.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53626