# CVE-2023-53243: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: add handling for RAID1C23/DUP to btrfs_re... CVE-2023-53243 is fixed in 43 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2023-299, released August 17, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53243 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 5.5 (medium) - EPSS: 0.0016 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Aug 17, 2023 ## Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: add handling for RAID1C23/DUP to btrfs_reduce_alloc_profile Callers of `btrfs_reduce_alloc_profile` expect it to return exactly one allocation profile flag, and failing to do so may ultimately result in a WARN_ON and remount-ro when allocating new blocks, like the below transaction abort on 6.1. `btrfs_reduce_alloc_profile` has two ways of determining the profile, first it checks if a conversion balance is currently running and uses the profile we're converting to. If no balance is currently running, it returns the max-redundancy profile which at least one block in the selected block group has. This works by simply checking each known allocation profile bit in redundancy order. However, `btrfs_reduce_alloc_profile` has not been updated as new flags have been added - first with the `DUP` profile and later with the RAID1C34 profiles. Because of the way it checks, if we have blocks with different profiles and at least one is known, that profile will be selected. However, if none are known we may return a flag set with multiple allocation profiles set. This is currently only possible when a balance from one of the three unhandled profiles to another of the unhandled profiles is canceled after allocating at least one block using the new profile. In that case, a transaction abort like the below will occur and the filesystem will need to be mounted with -o skip_balance to get it mounted rw again (but the balance cannot be resumed without a similar abort). [770.648] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [770.648] BTRFS: Transaction aborted (error -22) [770.648] WARNING: CPU: 43 PID: 1159593 at fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c:4122 find_free_extent+0x1d94/0x1e00 [btrfs] [770.648] CPU: 43 PID: 1159593 Comm: btrfs Tainted: G W 6.1.0-0.deb11.7-powerpc64le #1 Debian 6.1.20-2~bpo11+1a~test [770.648] Hardware name: T2P9D01 REV 1.00 POWER9 0x4e1202 opal:skiboot-bc106a0 PowerNV [770.648] NIP: c00800000f6784fc LR: c00800000f6784f8 CTR: c000000000d746c0 [770.648] REGS: c000200089afe9a0 TRAP: 0700 Tainted: G W (6.1.0-0.deb11.7-powerpc64le Debian 6.1.20-2~bpo11+1a~test) [770.648] MSR: 9000000002029033 CR: 28848282 XER: 20040000 [770.648] CFAR: c000000000135110 IRQMASK: 0 GPR00: c00800000f6784f8 c000200089afec40 c00800000f7ea800 0000000000000026 GPR04: 00000001004820c2 c000200089afea00 c000200089afe9f8 0000000000000027 GPR08: c000200ffbfe7f98 c000000002127f90 ffffffffffffffd8 0000000026d6a6e8 GPR12: 0000000028848282 c000200fff7f3800 5deadbeef0000122 c00000002269d000 GPR16: c0002008c7797c40 c000200089afef17 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 GPR20: 0000000000000000 0000000000000001 c000200008bc5a98 0000000000000001 GPR24: 0000000000000000 c0000003c73088d0 c000200089afef17 c000000016d3a800 GPR28: c0000003c7308800 c00000002269d000 ffffffffffffffea 0000000000000001 [770.648] NIP [c00800000f6784fc] find_free_extent+0x1d94/0x1e00 [btrfs] [770.648] LR [c00800000f6784f8] find_free_extent+0x1d90/0x1e00 [btrfs] [770.648] Call Trace: [770.648] [c000200089afec40] [c00800000f6784f8] find_free_extent+0x1d90/0x1e00 [btrfs] (unreliable) [770.648] [c000200089afed30] [c00800000f681398] btrfs_reserve_extent+0x1a0/0x2f0 [btrfs] [770.648] [c000200089afeea0] [c00800000f681bf0] btrfs_alloc_tree_block+0x108/0x670 [btrfs] [770.648] [c000200089afeff0] [c00800000f66bd68] __btrfs_cow_block+0x170/0x850 [btrfs] [770.648] [c000200089aff100] [c00800000f66c58c] btrfs_cow_block+0x144/0x288 [btrfs] [770.648] [c000200089aff1b0] [c00800000f67113c] btrfs_search_slot+0x6b4/0xcb0 [btrfs] [770.648] [c000200089aff2a0] [c00800000f679f60] lookup_inline_extent_backref+0x128/0x7c0 [btrfs] [770.648] [c000200089aff3b0] [c00800000f67b338] lookup_extent_backref+0x70/0x190 [btrfs] [770.648] [c000200089aff470] [c00800000f67b54c] __btrfs_free_extent+0xf4/0x1490 [btrfs] [770.648] [ ---truncated--- ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | bpftool amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | bpftool-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-64kb sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-64kb sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4057-1.md) | Nov 11, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03634-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03634-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4132-1.md) | Nov 18, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-debug opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-default sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-default sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4057-1.md) | Nov 11, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1.150700.17.15.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4057-1.md) | Nov 11, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-devel amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4057-1.md) | Nov 11, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-headers amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-libbpf amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-libbpf-devel amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-libbpf-static amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-6.1.41-63.109 amzn 2023 | 1.0-0.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_16 sles 15.6 | 1-150600.1.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3751-1.md) | Oct 23, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_16 sles 15.6 | 1-150600.13.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_6 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4141-1.md) | Nov 19, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_6 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4057-1.md) | Nov 11, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4057-1.md) | Nov 11, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3751-1.md) | Oct 23, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-rt_debug opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3751-1.md) | Oct 23, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-source sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-source sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4057-1.md) | Nov 11, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-source-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03634-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-source-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03634-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-source-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4132-1.md) | Nov 18, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-source-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3751-1.md) | Oct 23, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4057-1.md) | Nov 11, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-syms-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03634-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-syms-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03634-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-syms-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4132-1.md) | Nov 18, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-syms-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3751-1.md) | Oct 23, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-tools amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-tools-devel amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03600-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4057-1.md) | Nov 11, 2025 | | Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.52-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53243](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-53243.md) | Sep 15, 2025 | | Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.4.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53243](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-53243.md) | Sep 15, 2025 | | Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.4.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53243](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-53243.md) | Sep 15, 2025 | | Linux | perf amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | perf-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | python3-perf amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | | Linux | python3-perf-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.1.41-63.109.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-299](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-299.md) | Aug 17, 2023 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T00:53:09Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo Free to use with attribution: show "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar" with a link to https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar. Terms, including what needs a written agreement: https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data Product names, logos and trademarks shown on Patch Radar belong to their respective owners. They are used only to identify the software each security fix applies to and to help readers find their platform. Their use does not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement by, those owners, and Patchblox is not affiliated with any of them.