CVE-2023-53473

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ext4: improve error handling from ext4_dirhash()

The ext4_dirhash() will *almost* never fail, especially when the hash tree feature was first introduced. However, with the addition of support of encrypted, casefolded file names, that function can most certainly fail today.

So make sure the callers of ext4_dirhash() properly check for failures, and reflect the errors back up to their callers.

CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Puntuación base: 7.8

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.16%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 5
Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK

Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.

ExplotaciónT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 %
Impacto principalT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution75 %
Impacto secundarioT1565.001 Stored Data Manipulationimpact60 %

Vector CVSS AV:L/PR:L (acceso local con privilegios limitados) indica T1068. Manejo deficiente de errores en ext4_dirhash() puede permitir escalada de privilegios o ejecución de código con permisos elevados en sistemas de archivos.

Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.

🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas

Execution Prevention Threat Intelligence Program Restrict Web-Based Content Restrict File and Directory Permissions Privileged Account Management Remote Data Storage

Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Linux — Linux Kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Referencias

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