CVE-2023-52848
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2023-52848 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix to drop meta_inode's page cache in f2fs_put_super()
syzbot reports a kernel bug as below:
F2FS-fs (loop1): detect filesystem reference count leak during umount, type: 10, count: 1
kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/super.c:1639!
CPU: 0 PID: 15451 Comm: syz-executor.1 Not tainted 6.5.0-syzkaller-09338-ge0152e7481c6 #0
RIP: 0010:f2fs_put_super+0xce1/0xed0 fs/f2fs/super.c:1639
Call Trace:
generic_shutdown_super+0x161/0x3c0 fs/super.c:693
kill_block_super+0x3b/0x70 fs/super.c:1646
kill_f2fs_super+0x2b7/0x3d0 fs/f2fs/super.c:4879
deactivate_locked_super+0x9a/0x170 fs/super.c:481
deactivate_super+0xde/0x100 fs/super.c:514
cleanup_mnt+0x222/0x3d0 fs/namespace.c:1254
task_work_run+0x14d/0x240 kernel/task_work.c:179
resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:171 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x210/0x240 kernel/entry/common.c:204
__syscall_exit_
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.4.16, < 6.5.12 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-52848?
CVE-2023-52848 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2023-52848?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-52848?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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