# CVE-2023-53615: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix deletion race condition

> A race condition in the qla2xxx SCSI driver causes system crashes due to link list corruption when sessions are double-queued for deletion.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-53615, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53615, GHSA-fq5x-5f3p-8v6r, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53615

## What is CVE-2023-53615?

CVE-2023-53615 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix deletion race condition

System crash when using debug kernel due to link list corruption. The cause
of the link list corruption is due to session deletion was allowed to queue
up twice.  Here's the internal trace that show the same port was allowed to
double queue for deletion on different cpu.

20808683956 015 qla2xxx [0000:13:00.1]-e801:4: Scheduling sess ffff93ebf9306800 for deletion 50:06:0e:80:12:48:ff:50 fc4_type 1
20808683957 027 qla2xxx [0000:13:00.1]-e801:4: Scheduling sess ffff93ebf9306800 for deletion 50:06:0e:80:12:48:ff:50 fc4_type 1

Move the clearing/setting of deleted flag lock.

Weakness: CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53615?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53615?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-53615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53615 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53615 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53615/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53615/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53615
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53615
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53615

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53615/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.