HighFix available
ext4: fix possible double unlock when moving a directory
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix possible double unlock when moving a directory
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.10.176, 5.15.104, 5.4.238, 6.1.21, 6.2.8
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-53626
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 5 Nov 2026, 00:59 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
ext4: fix possible double unlock when moving a directory
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 7 Oct 2025, 15:19 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix possible double unlock when moving a directory
osv:CVE-2023-53626
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.4.238, 5.10.176, 5.15.104, 6.1.21, 6.2.8
Complete source record
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