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CVE-2023-53129 - Linux Kernel - ext4 Directory Rename Deadlock Vulnerability

CVE ID : CVE-2023-53129
Published : May 2, 2025, 4:15 p.m. | 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
Description : In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: Fix deadlock during directory rename As lockdep properly warns, we should not be locking i_rwsem while having transactions started as the proper lock ordering used by all directory handling operations is i_rwsem -> transaction start. Fix the lock ordering by moving the locking of the directory earlier in ext4_rename().
Severity: 0.0 | NA
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