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CVE-2023-53626: ext4: fix possible double unlock when moving a directory

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-10-07 · updated 2026-10-15
• Weakness: CWE-415

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix possible double unlock when moving a directory

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 5.4.237, 5.10.175, 5.15.103, 6.1.20, 6.2.7, 6.3-rc1 (+1)

References

• 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

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