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TI-2023-29971 Aliases CVE-2023-53683GHSA-j4vp-rrf4-3xj8

fs: hfsplus: remove WARN_ON() from hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode()

Priority LOW 33CWE-617Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-617.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: hfsplus: remove WARN_ON() from hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode() syzbot is hitting WARN_ON() in hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode(), for crafted filesystem image can contain bogus length. There conditions are not kernel bugs that can justify kernel to panic.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00157 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244 +5Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.14.303 to before 4.14.316; 4.19.270 to before 4.19.284; 5.4.229 to before 5.4.244; 5.10.163 to before 5.10.181; 5.15.87 to before 5.15.1134.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux5.16 and later4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4, 6.4Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.14.303 to before 4.14.316; 4.19.270 to before 4.19.284; 5.4.229 to before 5.4.244; 5.10.163 to before 5.10.181; 5.15.87 to before 5.15.113 Fixed in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.16 and later Fixed in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4, 6.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.14.303 to before 4.14.316; 4.19.270 to before 4.19.284; 5.4.229 to before 5.4.244; 5.10.163 to before 5.10.181; 5.15.87 to before 5.15.113; 5.16 to before 6.1.30; 6.2 to before 6.3.4VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14.303 to before 4.14.316; 4.19.270 to before 4.19.284; 5.4.229 to before 5.4.244; 5.10.163 to before 5.10.181; 5.15.87 to before 5.15.113; 5.16 to before 6.1.30; 6.2 to before 6.3.4 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4, 6.4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53683
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4vp-rrf4-3xj8

References

Patch 8

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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