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CVE-2023-53420
published 2025-09-18

CVE-2023-53420: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: Fix panic about slab-out-of-bounds caused by ntfs_listxattr() Here is a BUG report…

PriorityP429high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAH
EPSS
0.15%
4.6th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: Fix panic about slab-out-of-bounds caused by ntfs_listxattr() Here is a BUG report from syzbot: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ntfs_list_ea fs/ntfs3/xattr.c:191 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ntfs_listxattr+0x401/0x570 fs/ntfs3/xattr.c:710 Read of size 1 at addr ffff888021acaf3d by task syz-executor128/3632 Call Trace: ntfs_list_ea fs/ntfs3/xattr.c:191 [inline] ntfs_listxattr+0x401/0x570 fs/ntfs3/xattr.c:710 vfs_listxattr fs/xattr.c:457 [inline] listxattr+0x293/0x2d0 fs/xattr.c:804 Fix the logic of ea_all iteration. When the ea->name_len is 0, return immediately, or Add2Ptr() would visit invalid memory in the next loop. [[email protected]: lines of the patch have changed]

Affected

12 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= be71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 < f3380d895e28a32632eb3609f5bd515adee4e5a1f3380d895e28a32632eb3609f5bd515adee4e5a1
linuxlinux>= be71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 < c86a2517df6c9304db8fb12b77136ec7a5d85994c86a2517df6c9304db8fb12b77136ec7a5d85994
linuxlinux>= be71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 < 721b75ea2dfce53a8890dff92ae01afca8e74f88721b75ea2dfce53a8890dff92ae01afca8e74f88
linuxlinux>= be71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 < 3c675ddffb17a8b1e32efad5c983254af18b12c23c675ddffb17a8b1e32efad5c983254af18b12c2
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.52-16.1.52-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.4.4-16.4.4-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.4.4-16.4.4-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.15 < 5.15.1215.15.121
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.396.1.39
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.4.46.4.4

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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