CVE-2023-53526

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Use-After-Free in JBD2 Checkpoint Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jbd2: check 'jh->b_transaction' before removing it from checkpoint Following process will corrupt ext4 image: Step 1: jbd2_journal_commit_transaction __jbd2_journal_insert_checkpoint(jh, commit_transaction) // Put jh into trans1->t_checkpoint_list journal->j_checkpoint_transactions = commit_transaction // Put trans1 into journal->j_checkpoint_transactions Step 2: do_get_write_access test_clear_buffer_dirty(bh) // clear buffer dirty,set jbd dirty __jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, transaction) // jh belongs to trans2 Step 3: drop_cache journal_shrink_one_cp_list jbd2_journal_try_remove_checkpoint if (!trylock_buffer(bh)) // lock bh, true if (buffer_dirty(bh)) // buffer is not dirty __jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint(jh) // remove jh from trans1->t_checkpoint_list Step 4: jbd2_log_do_checkpoint trans1 = journal->j_checkpoint_transactions // jh is not in trans1->t_checkpoint_list jbd2_cleanup_journal_tail(journal) // trans1 is done Step 5: Power cut, trans2 is not committed, jh is lost in next mounting. Fix it by checking 'jh->b_transaction' before remove it from checkpoint.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 3.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (19)
linux/Kernel < 5.15.132linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.54linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.5.4linux
Linux/Linux < 6.5
Linux/Linux 019b59aeb2af6b47d5c8e69c5dc1d731c8df0354
Linux/Linux 46f881b5b1758dc4a35fba4a643c10717d0cf427 - 2298f2589903a8bc03061b54b31fd97985ab6529
Linux/Linux 46f881b5b1758dc4a35fba4a643c10717d0cf427 - 590a809ff743e7bd890ba5fb36bc38e20a36de53
Linux/Linux 5.15.129 - 5.15.132
Linux/Linux 5.15.132 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.50 - 6.1.54
... and 9 more
Published Oct 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026