In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dm cache: free background tracker's queued work in btracker_destroy

Otherwise the kernel can BUG with:

[ 2245.426978] =============================================================================
[ 2245.435155] BUG bt_work (Tainted: G B W ): Objects remaining in bt_work on __kmem_cache_shutdown()
[ 2245.445233] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ 2245.445233]
[ 2245.454879] Slab 0x00000000b0ce2b30 objects=64 used=2 fp=0x000000000a3c6a4e flags=0x17ffffc0000200(slab|node=0|zone=2|lastcpupid=0x1fffff)
[ 2245.467300] CPU: 7 PID: 10805 Comm: lvm Kdump: loaded Tainted: G B W 6.0.0-rc2 #19
[ 2245.476078] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R7525/0590KW, BIOS 2.5.6 10/06/2021
[ 2245.483646] Call Trace:
[ 2245.486100] <TASK>
[ 2245.488206] dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x48
[ 2245.491878] slab_err+0x95/0xcd
[ 2245.495028] __kmem_cache_shutdown.cold+0x31/0x136
[ 2245.499821] kmem_cache_destroy+0x49/0x130
[ 2245.503928] btracker_destroy+0x12/0x20 [dm_cache]
[ 2245.508728] smq_destroy+0x15/0x60 [dm_cache_smq]
[ 2245.513435] dm_cache_policy_destroy+0x12/0x20 [dm_cache]
[ 2245.518834] destroy+0xc0/0x110 [dm_cache]
[ 2245.522933] dm_table_destroy+0x5c/0x120 [dm_mod]
[ 2245.527649] __dm_destroy+0x10e/0x1c0 [dm_mod]
[ 2245.532102] dev_remove+0x117/0x190 [dm_mod]
[ 2245.536384] ctl_ioctl+0x1a2/0x290 [dm_mod]
[ 2245.540579] dm_ctl_ioctl+0xa/0x20 [dm_mod]
[ 2245.544773] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x8a/0xc0
[ 2245.548524] do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x90
[ 2245.552104] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30
[ 2245.556897] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90
[ 2245.560648] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90
[ 2245.564394] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
[ 2245.569447] RIP: 0033:0x7fe52583ec6b
...
[ 2245.646771] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 2245.651395] kmem_cache_destroy bt_work: Slab cache still has objects when called from btracker_destroy+0x12/0x20 [dm_cache]
[ 2245.651408] WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 10805 at mm/slab_common.c:478 kmem_cache_destroy+0x128/0x130

Found using: lvm2-testsuite --only "cache-single-split.sh"

Ben bisected and found that commit 0495e337b703 ("mm/slab_common:
Deleting kobject in kmem_cache_destroy() without holding
slab_mutex/cpu_hotplug_lock") first exposed dm-cache's incomplete
cleanup of its background tracker work objects.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00025.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
b29d4986d0da1a27cd35917cdb433672f5c95d7f affected < 673a3af21d5e3ed769f3eaed0c888244290a3506
b29d4986d0da1a27cd35917cdb433672f5c95d7f affected < ed56ad5cacb7a3aeb611494d5d66e2399d2bfecc
b29d4986d0da1a27cd35917cdb433672f5c95d7f affected < 95ab80a8a0fef2ce0cc494a306dd283948066ce7
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
4.12 affected —
0 unaffected < 4.12
6.1.16 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.2.3 unaffected ≤ 6.2.*
6.3 unaffected ≤ *

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https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025120845-CVE-2023-53765-0317@gregkh/T cve-icon
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{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm cache: free background tracker's queued work in btracker_destroy Otherwise the kernel can BUG with: [ 2245.426978] ============================================================================= [ 2245.435155] BUG bt_work (Tainted: G B W ): Objects remaining in bt_work on __kmem_cache_shutdown() [ 2245.445233] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 2245.445233] [ 2245.454879] Slab 0x00000000b0ce2b30 objects=64 used=2 fp=0x000000000a3c6a4e flags=0x17ffffc0000200(slab|node=0|zone=2|lastcpupid=0x1fffff) [ 2245.467300] CPU: 7 PID: 10805 Comm: lvm Kdump: loaded Tainted: G B W 6.0.0-rc2 #19 [ 2245.476078] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R7525/0590KW, BIOS 2.5.6 10/06/2021 [ 2245.483646] Call Trace: [ 2245.486100] <TASK> [ 2245.488206] dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x48 [ 2245.491878] slab_err+0x95/0xcd [ 2245.495028] __kmem_cache_shutdown.cold+0x31/0x136 [ 2245.499821] kmem_cache_destroy+0x49/0x130 [ 2245.503928] btracker_destroy+0x12/0x20 [dm_cache] [ 2245.508728] smq_destroy+0x15/0x60 [dm_cache_smq] [ 2245.513435] dm_cache_policy_destroy+0x12/0x20 [dm_cache] [ 2245.518834] destroy+0xc0/0x110 [dm_cache] [ 2245.522933] dm_table_destroy+0x5c/0x120 [dm_mod] [ 2245.527649] __dm_destroy+0x10e/0x1c0 [dm_mod] [ 2245.532102] dev_remove+0x117/0x190 [dm_mod] [ 2245.536384] ctl_ioctl+0x1a2/0x290 [dm_mod] [ 2245.540579] dm_ctl_ioctl+0xa/0x20 [dm_mod] [ 2245.544773] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x8a/0xc0 [ 2245.548524] do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x90 [ 2245.552104] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30 [ 2245.556897] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90 [ 2245.560648] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90 [ 2245.564394] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [ 2245.569447] RIP: 0033:0x7fe52583ec6b ... [ 2245.646771] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 2245.651395] kmem_cache_destroy bt_work: Slab cache still has objects when called from btracker_destroy+0x12/0x20 [dm_cache] [ 2245.651408] WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 10805 at mm/slab_common.c:478 kmem_cache_destroy+0x128/0x130 Found using: lvm2-testsuite --only "cache-single-split.sh" Ben bisected and found that commit 0495e337b703 ("mm/slab_common: Deleting kobject in kmem_cache_destroy() without holding slab_mutex/cpu_hotplug_lock") first exposed dm-cache's incomplete cleanup of its background tracker work objects.
Title dm cache: free background tracker's queued work in btracker_destroy
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-05T10:32:48.382Z

Reserved: 2025-12-08T01:18:04.281Z

Link: CVE-2023-53765

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-08T02:15:52.420

Modified: 2025-12-08T18:26:19.900

Link: CVE-2023-53765

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53765 - Bugzilla

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