CVE-2023-52497

erofs: fix lz4 inplace decompression

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: February 29, 2024 at 03:52 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: fix lz4 inplace decompression Currently EROFS can map another compressed buffer for inplace decompression, that was used to handle the cases that some pages of compressed data are actually not in-place I/O. However, like most simple LZ77 algorithms, LZ4 expects the compressed data is arranged at the end of the decompressed buffer and it explicitly uses memmove() to handle overlapping: __________________________________________________________ |_ direction of decompression --> ____ |_ compressed data _| Although EROFS arranges compressed data like this, it typically maps two individual virtual buffers so the relative order is uncertain. Previously, it was hardly observed since LZ4 only uses memmove() for short overlapped literals and x86/arm64 memmove implementations seem to completely cover it up and they don't have this issue. Juhyung reported that EROFS data corruption can be found on a new Intel x86 processor. After some analysis, it seems that recent x86 processors with the new FSRM feature expose this issue with "rep movsb". Let's strictly use the decompressed buffer for lz4 inplace decompression for now. Later, as an useful improvement, we could try to tie up these two buffers together in the correct order.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1505.16 ≤ v < 6.1.765.3 ≤ v < 5.10.2115.3 ≤ v < 5.15.1505.3 ≤ v < 5.4.2855.3 ≤ v < 6.1.765.3 ≤ v < 6.6.155.3 ≤ v < 6.7.35.3 ≤ v < 6.85.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2116.2 ≤ v < 6.6.156.7 ≤ v < 6.7.30ffd71bcc3a03ebb3551661a36052488369c4de95.3
Vendor states this is fixed in 33bf23c9940dbd3a22aad7f0cda4c84ed5701847 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3c12466b6b7bf1e56f9b32c366a3d83d87afb4de (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 77cbc04a1a8610e303a0e0d74f2676667876a184 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9ff2d260b25df6fe1341a79113d88fecf6bd553e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a0180e940cf1aefa7d516e20b259ad34f7a8b379 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bffc4cc334c5bb31ded54bc3cfd651735a3cb79e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f36d200a80a3ca025532ed60dd1ac21b620e14ae (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.211 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.150 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.285 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.76 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33bf23c9940dbd3a22aad7f0cda4c84ed5701847
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c12466b6b7bf1e56f9b32c366a3d83d87afb4de
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77cbc04a1a8610e303a0e0d74f2676667876a184
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ff2d260b25df6fe1341a79113d88fecf6bd553e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0180e940cf1aefa7d516e20b259ad34f7a8b379
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bffc4cc334c5bb31ded54bc3cfd651735a3cb79e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f36d200a80a3ca025532ed60dd1ac21b620e14ae
Mailing ListPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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