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CVE-2023-53838

f2fs: synchronize atomic write aborts

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 9, 2025 at 01:29 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: synchronize atomic write aborts To fix a race condition between atomic write aborts, I use the inode lock and make COW inode to be re-usable thoroughout the whole atomic file inode lifetime.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
v ≥ 5.18.185.18.18 ≤ v < 5.195.19 ≤ v < 6.1.185.19 ≤ v < 6.2.55.19 ≤ v < 6.33db1de0e582c358dd013f3703cd55b5fe40764365.18.185.196db52f1944417c2601182a591a704e2f119c5215
Vendor states this is fixed in 102b82708c1523b36d421cb8687746906069bc17 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a46bebd502fe1a3bd1d22f64cedd93e7e7702693 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b7724360714642099cec907f54f42e55f5325453 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/102b82708c1523b36d421cb8687746906069bc17
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7724360714642099cec907f54f42e55f5325453
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a46bebd502fe1a3bd1d22f64cedd93e7e7702693

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

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