CVE-2023-53285 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-53285

ext4: add bounds checking in get_max_inline_xattr_value_size()

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: add bounds checking in get_max_inline_xattr_value_size() Normally the extended attributes in the inode body would have been checked when the inode is first opened, but if someone is writing to the block device while the file system is mounted, it's possible for the inode table to get corrupted. Add bounds checking to avoid reading beyond the end of allocated memory if this happens.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947, 3.8, 0, 4.14.315, 4.19.283, 5.4.243, 5.10.180, 5.15.112, 6.1.29, 6.2.16, 6.3.3, 6.4

Timeline

Official Publish: September 16th, 2025
Last Modified: May 11th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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