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Linux Linux — fs: hfsplus: remove WARN_ON() from hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0014 4.1 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux f62f5ee63052324ad94dd05091743d9e09f72070 – —
Linux 5.16 – 4.14.316
TIMELINE
Oct 7 Reserved by Linux
Oct 7 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2023-53683 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| October 7, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| October 7, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2023-53683 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | f62f5ee63052324ad94dd05091743d9e09f72070 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.16 | 4.14.316 |
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