CVE-2023-52631

fs/ntfs3: Fix an NULL dereference bug

Published Apr 2, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs/ntfs3: Fix an NULL dereference bug

The issue here is when this is called from ntfs_load_attr_list(). The
"size" comes from le32_to_cpu(attr->res.data_size) so it can't overflow
on a 64bit systems but on 32bit systems the "+ 1023" can overflow and
the result is zero. This means that the kmalloc will succeed by
returning the ZERO_SIZE_PTR and then the memcpy() will crash with an
Oops on the next line.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5658-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6766-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6766-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6766-3 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6795-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6828-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6895-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6895-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6895-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6895-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6900-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 7:30 PM
Reserved
Mar 6, 2024, 9:52 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 2, 2024, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 2, 2024, 12:00 AM