7.8

CVE-2023-53683: fs: hfsplus: remove WARN_ON() from hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode()

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53683DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53683
Published 07-10-2025Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-53683 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Reachable Assertion vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5
SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1SUSE-SU-2025:4139-1SUSE-SU-2025:4149-1SUSE-SU-2025:4189-1SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1

Timeline

  1. 07-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.15% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu122 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-162.179 | < 5.15.0-83.92
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1109.118 | < 5.15.0-1044.49
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ f62f5ee63052324ad94dd05091743d9e09f72070, < 61af77acd039ffd221bf7adf0dc95d0a4d377505 | ≥ ab778439c6fa0071698b62a351f79d319fd72c53, < c074913b12db3632b11588b31bbfb0fa80a0a1c9 | ≥ 781fa141414ef18b52f15037497155f80bf0ecab, < a75d9211a07fed513c08c5d4861c4a36ac6a74fe | ≥ 1f881d9201f6e0a917004a14329f9ff3d0bfa1e5, < c8daee66585897a4c90d937c91e762100237bff9 | ≥ 48d9e2e6de01ed35e965eb549758a837c07b601d, < 37cab61a52d6f42b2d961c51bcf369f09e235fb5 | ≥ 55d1cbbbb29e6656c662ee8f73ba1fc4777532eb, < 48960a503fcec76d3f72347b7e679dda08ca43be | ≥ 55d1cbbbb29e6656c662ee8f73ba1fc4777532eb, < 3a9d68d84b2e41ba3f2a727b36f035fad6800492 | ≥ 55d1cbbbb29e6656c662ee8f73ba1fc4777532eb, < 81b21c0f0138ff5a499eafc3eb0578ad2a99622c | ≥ 4.14.303, < 4.14.316 | ≥ 4.19.270, < 4.19.284 | ≥ 5.4.229, < 5.4.244 | ≥ 5.10.163, < 5.10.181 | ≥ 5.15.87, < 5.15.113 | 5.16
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.14.303, < 4.14.316 | ≥ 4.19.270, < 4.19.284 | ≥ 5.4.229, < 5.4.244 | ≥ 5.10.163, < 5.10.181 | ≥ 5.15.87, < 5.15.113 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.30 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.3.4
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.37-1 | < 6.3.7-1

3 vendors · 125 products

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