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CVE-2023-52599

7.8 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds in diNewExt [Syz report] UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:2360:2 index…

Published Mar 6, 2024CWE-129EPSS 0.25%

Overview

CVE-2023-52599 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 6, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds in diNewExt

[Syz report]

UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:2360:2

index -878706688 is out of range for type 'struct iagctl[128]'

CPU: 1 PID: 5065 Comm: syz-executor282 Not tainted 6.7.0-rc4-syzkaller-00009-gbee0e7762ad2 #0

Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 11/10/2023

Call Trace:

<TASK>

__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]

dump_stack_lvl+0x1e7/0x2d0 lib/dump_stack.c:106

ubsan_epilogue lib/ubsan.c:217 [inline]

__ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds+0x11c/0x150 lib/ubsan.c:348

diNewExt+0x3cf3/0x4000 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:2360

diAllocExt fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1949 [inline]

diAllocAG+0xbe8/0x1e50 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1666

diAlloc+0x1d3/0x1760 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1587

ialloc+0x8f/0x900 fs/jfs/jfs_inode.c:56

jfs_mkdir+0x1c5/0xb90 fs/jfs/namei.c:225

vfs_mkdir+0x2f1/0x4b0 fs/namei.c:4106

do_mkdirat+0x264/0x3a0 fs/namei.c:4129

__do_

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52599?

CVE-2023-52599 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 6, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2023-52599?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-52599?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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