ubifs: Fix memleak when insert_old_idx() failed
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- 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.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ubifs: Fix memleak when insert_old_idx() failed Following process will cause a memleak for copied up znode: dirty_cow_znode zn = copy_znode(c, znode); err = insert_old_idx(c, zbr->lnum, zbr->offs); if (unlikely(err)) return ERR_PTR(err); // No one refers to zn. Fetch a reproducer in [Link]. Function copy_znode() is split into 2 parts: resource allocation and znode replacement, insert_old_idx() is split in similar way, so resource cleanup could be done in error handling path without corrupting metadata(mem & disk). It's okay that old index inserting is put behind of add_idx_dirt(), old index is used in layout_leb_in_gaps(), so the two processes do not depend on each other.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.283, 5.4.243, 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 6.1.28, 6.2.15, 6.3.2, 6.4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54050
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4h8w-644c-qcrw
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc29c7216d7f057eb0613b97dc38c7e1962a88d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f2eee5457bc48b0426dedfd78cdbdea241a6edb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66e9f2fb3e753f820bec2a98e8c6387029988320
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae75f82c33fa1b4ca2006b55c84f4ef4a428d4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef9aac603659e9ffe7d69ae16e3f0fc0991a965b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79079cebbeed624b9d01cfcf1e3254ae1a1f6e14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6da0ab9847779e05a7416c7a98148b549de69ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5fda08ef213352ac2df7447611eb4d383cce929
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Sources
- CVE-2023-54050 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-54050 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4h8w-644c-qcrw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-54050 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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