CVE-2023-52590

ocfs2: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 6, 2024 at 06:45 AM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change The VFS will not be locking moved directory if its parent does not change. Change ocfs2 rename code to avoid touching renamed directory if its parent does not change as without locking that can corrupt the filesystem.

Affected

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

v < 6.7.42.6.16ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c
Vendor states this is fixed in 9d618d19b29c2943527e3a43da0a35aea91062fc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in de940cede3c41624e2de27f805b490999f419df9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

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
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-667

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