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

ext4: fix possible double unlock when moving a directory

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00036.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
8dac5a63cf79707b547ea3d425fead5f4482198f affected < c16cbd8233d6c58fc488545393e49b5d55729990
0c440f14558bfacd22c6935ae1fd4b2a09e96b5d affected < 020166bc6669ca9fb267ebd96bd88c4fb64a5d46
c50fc503ee1b97f12c98e26afc39fdaebebcf04f affected < 1c93c42c7bb23057bde8a0a2ab834927ff64d20c
b0bb13612292ca90fa4c2a7e425375649bc50d3e affected < e71eb4dca41f0f36823724ced0406bb2dbdd5506
291cd19d107e197306869cb3237c1bba62d13182 affected < 43ce288ab5d7274a4a141d7f5e3ed2ab7b41f8a2
0813299c586b175d7edb25f56412c54b812d0379 affected < 70e42feab2e20618ddd0cbfc4ab4b08628236ecd
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
5.4.237 affected < 5.4.238
5.10.175 affected < 5.10.176
5.15.103 affected < 5.15.104
6.1.20 affected < 6.1.21
6.2.7 affected < 6.2.8

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4.237:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10.175:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/020166bc6669ca9fb267ebd96bd88c4fb64a5d46 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c93c42c7bb23057bde8a0a2ab834927ff64d20c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43ce288ab5d7274a4a141d7f5e3ed2ab7b41f8a2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70e42feab2e20618ddd0cbfc4ab4b08628236ecd cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c16cbd8233d6c58fc488545393e49b5d55729990 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e71eb4dca41f0f36823724ced0406bb2dbdd5506 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025100711-CVE-2023-53626-24ed@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53626 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53626 cve-icon
History

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-415
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10.175:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4.237:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix possible double unlock when moving a directory
Title ext4: fix possible double unlock when moving a directory
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-07T15:19:30.895Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:16:59.656Z

Link: CVE-2023-53626

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:45.440

Modified: 2026-02-03T22:27:45.573

Link: CVE-2023-53626

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-10-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53626 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-08T13:36:26Z

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