{"id":"CVE-2023-53051","title":"dm crypt: add cond_resched() to dmcrypt_write()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndm crypt: add cond_resched() to dmcrypt_write()\n\nThe loop in dmcrypt_write may be running for unbounded amount of time,\nthus we need cond_resched() in it.\n\nThis commit …","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < e87cd83f70504f1cd2e428966f353c007d6d2d7f","Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < 7b9f8efb5fc888dd938d2964e705b8e00f1dc0f6","Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < 885c28ceae7dab2b18c2cc0eb95f1f82b1f629d1","Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < 66ff37993dd7e9954b6446237fe2453b380ce40d","Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < eb485b7404a281d974bd445ddc5b0b8d5958f371","Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < f0eb61b493dbbc32529fbd0d2e945b71b0e47306","Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < 2c743db1193bf0e76c73d71ede08bd9b96e6c31d","Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < fb294b1c0ba982144ca467a75e7d01ff26304e2b","Linux 4.0"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:15:34.216175Z"},"published":"2025-05-02","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:20:56.697Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53051","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e87cd83f70504f1cd2e428966f353c007d6d2d7f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b9f8efb5fc888dd938d2964e705b8e00f1dc0f6"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/885c28ceae7dab2b18c2cc0eb95f1f82b1f629d1"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66ff37993dd7e9954b6446237fe2453b380ce40d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb485b7404a281d974bd445ddc5b0b8d5958f371"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0eb61b493dbbc32529fbd0d2e945b71b0e47306"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c743db1193bf0e76c73d71ede08bd9b96e6c31d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb294b1c0ba982144ca467a75e7d01ff26304e2b"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00218,"epssPercentile":0.12323,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.758Z","slug":"CVE-2023-53051","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndm crypt: add cond_resched() to dmcrypt_write()\n\nThe loop in dmcrypt_write may be running for unbounded amount of time,\nthus we need cond_resched() in it.\n\nThis commit fixes the following warning:\n\n[ 3391.153255][   C12] watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#12 stuck for 23s! [dmcrypt_write/2:2897]\n...\n[ 3391.387210][   C12] Call trace:\n[ 3391.390338][   C12]  blk_attempt_bio_merge.part.6+0x38/0x158\n[ 3391.395970][   C12]  blk_attempt_plug_merge+0xc0/0x1b0\n[ 3391.401085][   C12]  blk_mq_submit_bio+0x398/0x550\n[ 3391.405856][   C12]  submit_bio_noacct+0x308/0x380\n[ 3391.410630][   C12]  dmcrypt_write+0x1e4/0x208 [dm_crypt]\n[ 3391.416005][   C12]  kthread+0x130/0x138\n[ 3391.419911][   C12]  ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < e87cd83f70504f1cd2e428966f353c007d6d2d7f`\n- `Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < 7b9f8efb5fc888dd938d2964e705b8e00f1dc0f6`\n- `Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < 885c28ceae7dab2b18c2cc0eb95f1f82b1f629d1`\n- `Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < 66ff37993dd7e9954b6446237fe2453b380ce40d`\n- `Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < eb485b7404a281d974bd445ddc5b0b8d5958f371`\n- `Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < f0eb61b493dbbc32529fbd0d2e945b71b0e47306`\n- `Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < 2c743db1193bf0e76c73d71ede08bd9b96e6c31d`\n- `Linux >= dc2676210c425ee8e5cb1bec5bc84d004ddf4179 < fb294b1c0ba982144ca467a75e7d01ff26304e2b`\n- `Linux 4.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}