CVE-2023-53683
mediumIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: hfsplus: remove WARN_ON() from hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode() syzbot is hitting WAR…
Vendor / product: Linux — linux kernel
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
5.5
5.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2025-10-07 16:15
Modified: 2026-10-28 20:10
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 9 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-28 20:34 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
linux / 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37cab61a52d6f42b2d961c51bcf369f09e235fb5
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9d68d84b2e41ba3f2a727b36f035fad6800492
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48960a503fcec76d3f72347b7e679dda08ca43be
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61af77acd039ffd221bf7adf0dc95d0a4d377505
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81b21c0f0138ff5a499eafc3eb0578ad2a99622c
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75d9211a07fed513c08c5d4861c4a36ac6a74fe
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c074913b12db3632b11588b31bbfb0fa80a0a1c9
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8daee66585897a4c90d937c91e762100237bff9
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37cab61a52d6f42b2d961c51bcf369f09e235fb5 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9d68d84b2e41ba3f2a727b36f035fad6800492 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48960a503fcec76d3f72347b7e679dda08ca43be 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61af77acd039ffd221bf7adf0dc95d0a4d377505 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81b21c0f0138ff5a499eafc3eb0578ad2a99622c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75d9211a07fed513c08c5d4861c4a36ac6a74fe 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c074913b12db3632b11588b31bbfb0fa80a0a1c9 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8daee66585897a4c90d937c91e762100237bff9 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-28 20:34 UTC · record ↗