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CVE-2023-53301
published 2025-09-16

CVE-2023-53301: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix kernel crash due to null io->bio We should return when io->bio is null before…

PriorityP428high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAH
EPSS
0.14%
3.6th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix kernel crash due to null io->bio We should return when io->bio is null before doing anything. Otherwise, panic. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010 RIP: 0010:__submit_merged_write_cond+0x164/0x240 [f2fs] Call Trace: f2fs_submit_merged_write+0x1d/0x30 [f2fs] commit_checkpoint+0x110/0x1e0 [f2fs] f2fs_write_checkpoint+0x9f7/0xf00 [f2fs] ? __pfx_issue_checkpoint_thread+0x10/0x10 [f2fs] __checkpoint_and_complete_reqs+0x84/0x190 [f2fs] ? preempt_count_add+0x82/0xc0 ? __pfx_issue_checkpoint_thread+0x10/0x10 [f2fs] issue_checkpoint_thread+0x4c/0xf0 [f2fs] ? __pfx_autoremove_wake_function+0x10/0x10 kthread+0xff/0x130 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50

Affected

10 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 64bf0eef0171912f7c2f3ea30ee6ad7a2ad0a511 < 83dbb9a1bd5ef2eea73275906fc50b2fdda39cd583dbb9a1bd5ef2eea73275906fc50b2fdda39cd5
linuxlinux>= 64bf0eef0171912f7c2f3ea30ee6ad7a2ad0a511 < eb52f13c6093ac761dbeaa459c810fc0253209fceb52f13c6093ac761dbeaa459c810fc0253209fc
linuxlinux>= 64bf0eef0171912f7c2f3ea30ee6ad7a2ad0a511 < 267c159f9c7bcb7009dae16889b880c5ed8759a8267c159f9c7bcb7009dae16889b880c5ed8759a8
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.20-16.1.20-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.20-16.1.20-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.20-16.1.20-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.18 < 6.1.166.1.16
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.2.36.2.3

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
osv7.1HIGH
vendor_debian7.1HIGH
vendor_redhat7.1HIGH
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