{"cve":"CVE-2023-53051","nvd":{"published":"2025-05-02T16:15:24.180","modified":"2026-06-17T06:44:12.097","status":"Analyzed","description":"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 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","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-835"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c743db1193bf0e76c73d71ede08bd9b96e6c31d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66ff37993dd7e9954b6446237fe2453b380ce40d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b9f8efb5fc888dd938d2964e705b8e00f1dc0f6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/885c28ceae7dab2b18c2cc0eb95f1f82b1f629d1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e87cd83f70504f1cd2e428966f353c007d6d2d7f"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:01:22.920403922+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53051","score":0.00218,"percentile":0.12282,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}