CVE-2023-53616
published 2025-10-04CVE-2023-53616: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount syzbot found an invalid-free…
PriorityP339high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.14%
4.1th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount
syzbot found an invalid-free in diUnmount:
BUG: KASAN: double-free in slab_free mm/slub.c:3661 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: double-free in __kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3674
Free of addr ffff88806f410000 by task syz-executor131/3632
CPU: 0 PID: 3632 Comm: syz-executor131 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc7-syzkaller-00012-gca57f02295f1 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x1b1/0x28e lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_address_description+0x74/0x340 mm/kasan/report.c:284
print_report+0x107/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:395
kasan_report_invalid_free+0xac/0xd0 mm/kasan/report.c:460
____kasan_slab_free+0xfb/0x120
kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:177 [inline]
slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1724 [inline]
slab_free_freelist_hook+0x12e/0x1a0 mm/slub.c:1750
slab_free mm/slub.c:3661 [inline]
__kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3674
diUnmount+0xef/0x100 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:195
jfs_umount+0x108/0x370 fs/jfs/jfs_umount.c:63
jfs_put_super+0x86/0x190 fs/jfs/super.c:194
generic_shutdown_super+0x130/0x310 fs/super.c:492
kill_block_super+0x79/0xd0 fs/super.c:1428
deactivate_locked_super+0xa7/0xf0 fs/super.c:332
cleanup_mnt+0x494/0x520 fs/namespace.c:1186
task_work_run+0x243/0x300 kernel/task_work.c:179
exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:38 [inline]
do_exit+0x664/0x2070 kernel/exit.c:820
do_group_exit+0x1fd/0x2b0 kernel/exit.c:950
__do_sys_exit_group kernel/exit.c:961 [inline]
__se_sys_exit_group kernel/exit.c:959 [inline]
__x64_sys_exit_group+0x3b/0x40 kernel/exit.c:959
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
[...]
JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap is not setting to NULL after free in diUnmount.
If jfs_remount() free JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap but then failed at
Affected
22 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.55-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.55-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < c3c0f0ddd851b3fa3e9d3450bbcd561f4f850469 | c3c0f0ddd851b3fa3e9d3450bbcd561f4f850469 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 114ea3cb13ab25f7178cb60283adb93d2f96dad7 | 114ea3cb13ab25f7178cb60283adb93d2f96dad7 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 5873df0195124be2f357de11bfd473ead4f90ed8 | 5873df0195124be2f357de11bfd473ead4f90ed8 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 756747d4b439e3e1159282ae89f17eefebbe9b25 | 756747d4b439e3e1159282ae89f17eefebbe9b25 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < ef7311101ca43dd73b45bca7a30ac72d9535ff87 | ef7311101ca43dd73b45bca7a30ac72d9535ff87 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 4de3a603010e0ca334487de24c6aab0777b7f808 | 4de3a603010e0ca334487de24c6aab0777b7f808 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 88484bde6f12126616b38e43b6c00edcd941f615 | 88484bde6f12126616b38e43b6c00edcd941f615 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 6e2bda2c192d0244b5a78b787ef20aa10cb319b7 | 6e2bda2c192d0244b5a78b787ef20aa10cb319b7 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.197-1 | 5.10.197-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.55-1 | 6.1.55-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.5.6-1 | 6.5.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.5.6-1 | 6.5.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 2.6.12.1 < 4.14.326 | 4.14.326 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.15 < 4.19.295 | 4.19.295 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.20 < 5.4.257 | 5.4.257 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11 < 5.15.133 | 5.15.133 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.1.55 | 6.1.55 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.5 < 5.10.197 | 5.10.197 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2 < 6.5.5 | 6.5.5 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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OSV
CVE-2023-53616: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount syzbot found an inval
osv·2025-10-04·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2023-53616 [HIGH] CVE-2023-53616: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount syzbot found an inval
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount syzbot found an invalid-free in diUnmount: BUG: KASAN: double-free in slab_free mm/slub.c:3661 [inline] BUG: KASAN: double-free in __kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3674 Free of addr ffff88806f410000 by task syz-executor131/3632 CPU: 0 PID: 3632 Comm: syz-executor131 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc7-syzkaller-00012-gca57f02295f1 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x1b1/0x28e lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description+0x74/0x340 mm/kasan/report.c:284 print_report+0x107/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:395 kasan_report_invalid_free+0xac/0xd0 mm/kasan/
GHSA
GHSA-v852-w8jm-hg43: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount
syzbot found an inv
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-04
CVE-2023-53616 [HIGH] CWE-415 GHSA-v852-w8jm-hg43: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount
syzbot found an inv
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount
syzbot found an invalid-free in diUnmount:
BUG: KASAN: double-free in slab_free mm/slub.c:3661 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: double-free in __kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3674
Free of addr ffff88806f410000 by task syz-executor131/3632
CPU: 0 PID: 3632 Comm: syz-executor131 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc7-syzkaller-00012-gca57f02295f1 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x1b1/0x28e lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_address_description+0x74/0x340 mm/kasan/report.c:284
print_report+0x107/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:395
kasan_report_invalid_free+0xac/0xd0 mm/k
Red Hat
kernel: jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount
vendor_redhat·2025-10-04·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2023-53616 [HIGH] CWE-1341 kernel: jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount
kernel: jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount
syzbot found an invalid-free in diUnmount:
BUG: KASAN: double-free in slab_free mm/slub.c:3661 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: double-free in __kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3674
Free of addr ffff88806f410000 by task syz-executor131/3632
CPU: 0 PID: 3632 Comm: syz-executor131 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc7-syzkaller-00012-gca57f02295f1 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x1b1/0x28e lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_address_description+0x74/0x340 mm/kasan/report.c:284
print_report+0x107/0x
Debian
CVE-2023-53616: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix in...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2023-53616 [HIGH] CVE-2023-53616: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix in...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount syzbot found an invalid-free in diUnmount: BUG: KASAN: double-free in slab_free mm/slub.c:3661 [inline] BUG: KASAN: double-free in __kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3674 Free of addr ffff88806f410000 by task syz-executor131/3632 CPU: 0 PID: 3632 Comm: syz-executor131 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc7-syzkaller-00012-gca57f02295f1 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x1b1/0x28e lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description+0x74/0x340 mm/kasan/report.c:284 print_report+0x107/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:395 kasan_report_invalid_free+0xac/0xd0 mm/kasan/
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/114ea3cb13ab25f7178cb60283adb93d2f96dad7https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4de3a603010e0ca334487de24c6aab0777b7f808https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5873df0195124be2f357de11bfd473ead4f90ed8https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e2bda2c192d0244b5a78b787ef20aa10cb319b7https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/756747d4b439e3e1159282ae89f17eefebbe9b25https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88484bde6f12126616b38e43b6c00edcd941f615https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3c0f0ddd851b3fa3e9d3450bbcd561f4f850469https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef7311101ca43dd73b45bca7a30ac72d9535ff87
2025-10-04
Published