CVE-2023-53695 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux

CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions6 documents5 sources
Severity
4.0MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.01%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedOct 22

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: Detect system inodes linked into directory hierarchy When UDF filesystem is corrupted, hidden system inodes can be linked into directory hierarchy which is an avenue for further serious corruption of the filesystem and kernel confusion as noticed by syzbot fuzzed images. Refuse to access system inodes linked into directory hierarchy and vice versa.

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Linuxlinux/linux_kernel3.18.0 — 4.19.278+5
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.178-1+3
▶CVEListV5linux/linux6174c2eb8ecef271159bdcde460ce8af54d8f72f — 1dc71eeb198a8daa17d0c995998a53b0b749a158+8
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
CVE-2023-53695: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: Detect system inodes linked into directory hierarchy When UDF filesystem is c↗2025-10-22
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OSV
udf: Detect system inodes linked into directory hierarchy↗2025-10-22
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GHSA
GHSA-8g62-7g79-h3h2: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: Detect system inodes linked into directory hierarchy When UDF filesystem is↗2025-10-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: udf: Detect system inodes linked into directory hierarchy↗2025-10-22
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Debian
CVE-2023-53695: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: Detect...↗2023
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