ext4: refuse to create ea block when umounted
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: refuse to create ea block when umounted The ea block expansion need to access s_root while it is already set as NULL when umount is triggered. Refuse this request to avoid panic.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00211 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235 +5Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3
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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54305
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xp6q-4ch5-xqhr
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aedea161d031502a423ed1c7597754681a4f8cda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21f6a80d9234422e2eb445734b22c78fc5bf6719
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a92b67e768bde433b9385cde56c09deb58db269e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dc0fa313bb4e86382a3e7125429710d44383196
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/116008ada3d0de4991099edaf6b8c2e9cd6f225a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05cbf6ddd9847c7b4f0662c048f195b09405a9d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a458a8c1d1fc4e10a1813786132b09a3863ad3f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f31173c19901a96bb2ebf6bcfec8a08df7095c91
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Sources
- CVE-2023-54305 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-54305 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xp6q-4ch5-xqhr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-54305 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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