CVE-2023-53791

NONECVSS 0.0
0.0
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CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

md: fix warning for holder mismatch from export_rdev()

Commit a1d767191096 ("md: use mddev->external to select holder in export_rdev()") fix the problem that 'claim_rdev' is used for blkdev_get_by_dev() while 'rdev' is used for blkdev_put().

However, if mddev->external is changed from 0 to 1, then 'rdev' is used for blkdev_get_by_dev() while 'claim_rdev' is used for blkdev_put(). And this problem can be reporduced reliably by following:

New file: mdadm/tests/23rdev-lifetime

devname=${dev0##*/} devt=cat /sys/block/$devname/dev pid="" runtime=2

clean_up_test() { pill -9 $pid echo clear > /sys/block/md0/md/array_state }

trap 'clean_up_test' EXIT

add_by_sysfs() { while true; do echo $devt > /sys/block/md0/md/new_dev done }

remove_by_sysfs(){ while true; do echo remove > /sys/block/md0/md/dev-${devname}/state done }

echo md0 > /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_array || die "create md0 failed"

add_by_sysfs & pid="$pid $!"

remove_by_sysfs & pid="$pid $!"

sleep $runtime exit 0

Test cmd:

./test --save-logs --logdir=/tmp/ --keep-going --dev=loop --tests=23rdev-lifetime

Test result:

------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 960 at block/bdev.c:618 blkdev_put+0x27c/0x330 Modules linked in: multipath md_mod loop CPU: 0 PID: 960 Comm: test Not tainted 6.5.0-rc2-00121-g01e55c376936-dirty #50 RIP: 0010:blkdev_put+0x27c/0x330 Call Trace: export_rdev.isra.23+0x50/0xa0 [md_mod] mddev_unlock+0x19d/0x300 [md_mod] rdev_attr_store+0xec/0x190 [md_mod] sysfs_kf_write+0x52/0x70 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x19a/0x2a0 vfs_write+0x3b5/0x770 ksys_write+0x74/0x150 __x64_sys_write+0x22/0x30 do_syscall_64+0x40/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

Fix the problem by recording if 'rdev' is used as holder.

CVSS v3
EG Score
0.0(none)
EG Risk
0
EG Risk 0/100

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EPSS
5.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 9, 2025

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-53791(1)

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 @ 6.5.5osv

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2023-53791?
CVE-2023-53791 is a none vulnerability published on December 9, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md: fix warning for holder mismatch from export_rdev() Commit a1d767191096 ("md: use mddev->external to select holder in exportrdev()") fix the problem that 'claimrdev' is used for blkdevgetbydev() while 'rdev' is used for…
When was CVE-2023-53791 disclosed?
CVE-2023-53791 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 9, 2025, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-53791 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-53791 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-53791?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-53791, 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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