7.8

CVE-2023-52590: linux Improper Locking

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52590DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52590
Published 06-03-2024Last modified 21-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52590 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Locking vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 12
SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1SUSE-SU-2024:1644-1

Timeline

  1. 06-03-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change The VFS will not be locking moved directory if its parent does not change. Change ocfs2 rename code to avoid touching renamed directory if its parent does not change as without locking that can corrupt the filesystem.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.17% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu117 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c, < 1743d5a678048735d6d0e88cdede3b88d8234725 | ≥ ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c, < de940cede3c41624e2de27f805b490999f419df9 | ≥ ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c, < 9d618d19b29c2943527e3a43da0a35aea91062fc | 2.6.16
  • linux_kernel< 6.7.4
Debian1 product
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.7.7-1

3 vendors · 120 products

References

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