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CVE-2023-53214HIGH
Linux Linux — f2fs: fix to avoid potential memory corruption in __update_iostat_latency()
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0017    7.0     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    a4b6817625e71d5d4aee16cacf7a7fec077c6dbe –  —
  Linux    5.15 –                                      5.15.100
TIMELINE
  Sep 15  Reserved by Linux
  Sep 15  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2023-53214 (Linux). CVSS 7 → 7.8 (NVD).
CWE-787 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid potential memory corruption in __update_iostat_latency() Add iotype sanity check to avoid potential memory corruption. This is to fix the compile error below: fs/f2fs/iostat.c:231 __update_iostat_latency() error: buffer overflow 'io_lat->peak_lat[type]' 3 <= 3 vim +228 fs/f2fs/iostat.c 211 static inline void __update_iostat_latency(struct bio_iostat_ctx *iostat_ctx, 212 enum iostat_lat_type type) 213 { 214 unsigned long ts_diff; 215 unsigned int page_type = iostat_ctx->type; 216 struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = iostat_ctx->sbi; 217 struct iostat_lat_info *io_lat = sbi->iostat_io_lat; 218 unsigned long flags; 219 220 if (!sbi->iostat_enable) 221 return; 222 223 ts_diff = jiffies - iostat_ctx->submit_ts; 224 if (page_type >= META_FLUSH) ^^^^^^^^^^ 225 page_type = META; 226 227 spin_lock_irqsave(&sbi->iostat_lat_lock, flags); @228 io_lat->sum_lat[type][page_type] += ts_diff; ^^^^^^^^^ Mixup between META_FLUSH and NR_PAGE_TYPE leads to memory corruption.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
September 15, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
September 15, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2023-53214 (Linux). CVSS 7 → 7.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxa4b6817625e71d5d4aee16cacf7a7fec077c6dbe
LinuxLinux5.155.15.100

Weaknesses

CWE-787

References (4)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-53214 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-787

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