CVE-2023-53794
Published Dec 9, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix session state check in reconnect to avoid use-after-free issue Don't collect exiting session in smb2_reconnect_server(), because it will be released soon. Note that the exiting session will stay in server->smb_ses_list until it complete the cifs_free_ipc() and logoff() and then delete itself from the list.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-53794? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cifs: fix session state check in reconnect to avoid use-after-free issue
Don't collect exiting session in smb2_reconnect_server(), because it
will be released soon.
Note that the exiting session will stay in server->smb_ses_list until
it complete the cifs_free_ipc() and logoff() and then delete itself
from the list.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-53794? +
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