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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2023-53339High confidence

btrfs: fix BUG_ON condition in btrfs_cancel_balance

Linux · Linux

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

9 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gcp-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-hwe-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-intelAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oem-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2023-59987

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix BUG_ON condition in btrfs_cancel_balance Pausing and canceling balance can race to interrupt balance lead to BUG_ON panic in btrfs_cancel_balance. The BUG_ON condition in btrfs_cancel_balance does not take this race scenario into account. However, the race condition has no other side effects. We can fix that. Reproducing it with panic trace like this: kernel BUG at fs/btrfs/volumes.c:4618! RIP: 0010:btrfs_cancel_balance+0x5cf/0x6a0 Call Trace: <TASK> ? do_nanosleep+0x60/0x120 ? hrtimer_nanosleep+0xb7/0x1a0 ? sched_core_clone_cookie+0x70/0x70 btrfs_ioctl_balance_ctl+0x55/0x70 btrfs_ioctl+0xa46/0xd20 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x7d/0xa0 do_syscall_64+0x38/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Race scenario as follows: > mutex_unlock(&fs_info->balance_mutex); > -------------------- > .......issue pause and cancel req in another thread > -------------------- > ret = __btrfs_balance(fs_info); > > mutex_lock(&fs_info->balance_mutex); > if (ret == -ECANCELED && atomic_read(&fs_info->balance_pause_req)) { > btrfs_info(fs_info, "balance: paused"); > btrfs_exclop_balance(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_BALANCE_PAUSED); > }

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix BUG_ON condition in btrfs_cancel_balance Pausing and canceling balance can race to interrupt balance lead to BUG_ON panic in btrfs_cancel_balance. The BUG_ON condition in btrfs_cancel_balance does not take this race scenario into account. However, the race condition has no other side effects. We can fix that. Reproducing it with panic trace like this: kernel BUG at fs/btrfs/volumes.c:4618! RIP: 0010:btrfs_cancel_balance+0x5cf/0x6a0 Call Trace: <TASK> ? do_nanosleep+0x60/0x120 ? hrtimer_nanosleep+0xb7/0x1a0 ? sched_core_clone_cookie+0x70/0x70 btrfs_ioctl_balance_ctl+0x55/0x70 btrfs_ioctl+0xa46/0xd20 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x7d/0xa0 do_syscall_64+0x38/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Race scenario as follows: > mutex_unlock(&fs_info->balance_mutex); > -------------------- > .......issue pause and cancel req in another thread > -------------------- > ret = __btrfs_balance(fs_info); > > mutex_lock(&fs_info->balance_mutex); > if (ret == -ECANCELED && atomic_read(&fs_info->balance_pause_req)) { > btrfs_info(fs_info, "balance: paused"); > btrfs_exclop_balance(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_BALANCE_PAUSED); > }

Why

The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix BUG_ON condition in btrfs_cancel_balance Pausing and canceling balance can race to interrupt balance lead to BUG_ON panic in btrfs_cancel_balance. The BUG_ON condition in btrfs_cancel_balance does not take this race scenario into account. However, the race condition has no other side effects. We can fix that. Reproducing it with panic trace like this: kernel BUG at fs/btrfs/volumes.c:4618! RIP: 0010:btrfs_cancel_balance+0x5cf/0x6a0 Call Trace: <TASK> ? do_nanosleep+0x60/0x120 ? hrtimer_nanosleep+0xb7/0x1a0 ? sched_core_clone_cookie+0x70/0x70 btrfs_ioctl_balance_ctl+0x55/0x70 btrfs_ioctl+0xa46/0xd20 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x7d/0xa0 do_syscall_64+0x38/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Race scenario as follows: > mutex_unlock(&fs_info->balance_mutex); > -------------------- > .......issue pause and cancel req in another thread > -------------------- > ret = __btrfs_balance(fs_info); > > mutex_lock(&fs_info->balance_mutex); > if (ret == -ECANCELED && atomic_read(&fs_info->balance_pause_req)) { > btrfs_info(fs_info, "balance: paused"); > btrfs_exclop_balance(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_BALANCE_PAUSED); > }

Why

The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Reachable Assertion → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-617

CWE-617: Reachable Assertion. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-617
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2026-0349Dell Avamar und NetWorker: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Avamar und Dell NetWorker ausnutzen, um Angriffe zu starten, die die Integrität, Vertraulichkeit und Verfügbarkeit von Systemen beeinträchtigen.

Official advisory ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2025-2087Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder nicht näher beschriebene Auswirkungen zu erzielen.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1047Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53185 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53188 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53188 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53191 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53191 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53204 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53204 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53271 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53271 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53282 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53282 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53289 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53289 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53292 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53292 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53338 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53338 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53339 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53339 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53365 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53365 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53373 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53373 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53395 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53395 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53433 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53433 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53476 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53476 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53477 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53477 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53484 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53484 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53500 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1032Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53322 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53323 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53323 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53324 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53324 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53325 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53325 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53328 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53328 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53331 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53331 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53333 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53333 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53336 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53336 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53338 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53338 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53339 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53339 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53342 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53342 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53343 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53343 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53350 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53350 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53352 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53352 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53354 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53354 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53356 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53356 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53357 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53357 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53360 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1009Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53322 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53323 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53323 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53324 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53324 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53325 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53325 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53328 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53328 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53331 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53331 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53333 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53333 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53336 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53336 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53338 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53338 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53339 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53339 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53342 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53342 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53343 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53343 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53350 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53350 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53352 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53352 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53354 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53354 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53356 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53356 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53357 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53357 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53360 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0921Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53328 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53330 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53330 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53331 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53331 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53333 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53333 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53334 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53334 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53335 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53335 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53336 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53336 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53337 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53337 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53338 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53338 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53339 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53339 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53342 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53342 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53343 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53343 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53344 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53344 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53349 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53349 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53350 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53350 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53352 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53352 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53354 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53354 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53356 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0895Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53330 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53331 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53331 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53332 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53332 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53333 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53333 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53334 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53334 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53335 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53335 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53336 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53336 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53337 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53337 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53338 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53338 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53339 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53339 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53340 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53340 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53342 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53342 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53343 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53343 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53344 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53344 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53347 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53347 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53348 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53348 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53349 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53349 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53350 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Linux: ddf7e8984c83aee9122552529f4e77291903f8d9 < ceb9ba8e30833a4823e2dc73f80ebcdf2498d01a, 72efe5d44821e38540888a5fe3ff3d0faab6acad < ae81329f7de3aa6f34ecdfa5412e72161a30e9ce, b19c98f237cd76981aaded52c258ce93f7daa8cb < 29eefa6d0d07e185f7bfe9576f91e6dba98189c2, 6.1.42 < 6.1.47, 6.4.7 < 6.4.12
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 17 Sept 2025 · Last source change 11 May 2026, 19:43 UTC · CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-59987
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

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Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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