CVE-2023-52852

f2fs: compress: fix to avoid use-after-free on dic

Published May 21, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

f2fs: compress: fix to avoid use-after-free on dic

Call trace:
__memcpy+0x128/0x250
f2fs_read_multi_pages+0x940/0xf7c
f2fs_mpage_readpages+0x5a8/0x624
f2fs_readahead+0x5c/0x110
page_cache_ra_unbounded+0x1b8/0x590
do_sync_mmap_readahead+0x1dc/0x2e4
filemap_fault+0x254/0xa8c
f2fs_filemap_fault+0x2c/0x104
__do_fault+0x7c/0x238
do_handle_mm_fault+0x11bc/0x2d14
do_mem_abort+0x3a8/0x1004
el0_da+0x3c/0xa0
el0t_64_sync_handler+0xc4/0xec
el0t_64_sync+0x1b4/0x1b8

In f2fs_read_multi_pages(), once f2fs_decompress_cluster() was called if
we hit cached page in compress_inode's cache, dic may be released, it needs
break the loop rather than continuing it, in order to avoid accessing
invalid dic pointer.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2026, 9:11 AM
Reserved
May 21, 2024, 3:19 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 21, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified
Aug 4, 2026, 10:18 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 21, 2024, 12:00 AM