CVE-2023-53796
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix information leak in f2fs_move_inline_dirents()
When converting an inline directory to a regular one, f2fs is leaking uninitialized memory to disk because it doesn't initialize the entire directory block. Fix this by zero-initializing the block.
This bug was introduced by commit 4ec17d688d74 ("f2fs: avoid unneeded initializing when converting inline dentry"), which didn't consider the security implications of leaking uninitialized memory to disk.
This was found by running xfstest generic/435 on a KMSAN-enabled kernel.
CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.21%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 10
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
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).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00b5587326625d0fddb2a5f5a3d4acd950102ace
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/117d4f6687b1f74423b5d398ea95c63b262a8e73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bef8314fcf94ddc27e22d03f237c0fafd00de33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e3b4b170bd43db1d8a93a6bd0ea434b17cc86f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5571cff4ffcfc24847df9fd545cc5799ac0ee5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6807ef0f3b3d8508d3b07a2e35de8a91820a014
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eebaecef0095bb8f493c03982da75c6e7bae1056
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f07a8d61b6ea81bb3cbe0638af40f8824d6147fd
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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