{"cve":"CVE-2023-53163","nvd":{"published":"2025-09-15T14:15:37.983","modified":"2026-06-17T06:44:25.193","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/ntfs3: don't hold ni_lock when calling truncate_setsize()\n\nsyzbot is reporting hung task at do_user_addr_fault() [1], for there is\na silent deadlock between PG_locked bit and ni_lock lock.\n\nSince filemap_update_page() calls filemap_read_folio() after calling\nfolio_trylock() which will set PG_locked bit, ntfs_truncate() must not\ncall truncate_setsize() which will wait for PG_locked bit to be cleared\nwhen holding ni_lock lock.","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":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0226635c304cfd5c9db9b78c259cb713819b057e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bb6b1c6b0c31e36736b87a39dd1cbbd9d5ec22f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73fee7e1e5ea11b51c51c46e0577a197ca3602cf","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8414983c2e649364d8af29080a0869266b31abb6"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:08:41.295252406+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53163","score":0.00159,"percentile":0.05032,"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."]}