CVE-2023-54088

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-12-24. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

blk-cgroup: hold queue_lock when removing blkg->q_node

When blkg is removed from q->blkg_list from blkg_free_workfn(), queue_lock has to be held, otherwise, all kinds of bugs(list corruption, hard lockup, ..) can be triggered from blkg_destroy_all().

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 24, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

blk-cgroup: hold queue_lock when removing blkg->q_node - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4ffdf56791eec95af01f06bee1ec7665ca75c4
generic

blk-cgroup: hold queue_lock when removing blkg->q_node - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c164c7bc9775be7bcc68754bb3431fce5823822e
generic

Revert "blk-cgroup: synchronize pd_free_fn() from blkg_free_workfn() and blkcg_deactivate_policy()" - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5dae1cd0d8368b4338430ff93403df67f0b8bcc
generic

Revert "blk-cgroup: synchronize pd_free_fn() from blkg_free_workfn() and blkcg_deactivate_policy()" - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/083b58373463a6e5ee60ecb135269348f68ad7df

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-54088(2)

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-0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_32023-11-07redhat
linuxKernel @ 6.1.17—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (350 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.4.13-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.4.13-1—

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 28× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-54088?
CVE-2023-54088 is a high vulnerability published on December 24, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: hold queuelock when removing blkg->qnode When blkg is removed from q->blkglist from blkgfreeworkfn(), queuelock has to be held, otherwise, all kinds of bugs(list corruption, hard lockup, ..) can be triggered from…
When was CVE-2023-54088 disclosed?
CVE-2023-54088 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 24, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-54088 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-54088 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 93.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-54088?
CVE-2023-54088 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-54088?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-54088, 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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