CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-52436

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.30%

23th percentile - higher than 23% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in the f2fs filesystem, when setting an extended attribute (xattr), the xattr list was not explicitly null-terminated. This removes the fragile assumption that unused xattr space is always zeroed.

Risk Assessment

Lack of explicit null-termination of the xattr list may lead to incorrect data reads or potential information disclosure when the filesystem is used in a production environment.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing the fix for CVE-2023-52436 to ensure proper null-termination of the xattr list.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: explicitly null-terminate the xattr list When setting an xattr, explicitly null-terminate the xattr list. This eliminates the fragile assumption that the unused xattr space is always zeroed.

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