CVE-2023-53683
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
4.8th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-617
Published 2025-10-07 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2025-10-07 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (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.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37cab61a52d6f42b2d961c51bcf369f09e235fb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9d68d84b2e41ba3f2a727b36f035fad6800492
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48960a503fcec76d3f72347b7e679dda08ca43be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61af77acd039ffd221bf7adf0dc95d0a4d377505
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81b21c0f0138ff5a499eafc3eb0578ad2a99622c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75d9211a07fed513c08c5d4861c4a36ac6a74fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c074913b12db3632b11588b31bbfb0fa80a0a1c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8daee66585897a4c90d937c91e762100237bff9