SB2025050476 - Infinite loop in Linux kernel ext4
Published: May 4, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050476
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53089)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the ext4_xattr_inode_iget() function in fs/ext4/xattr.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f7bfd6f8164be32dbbdf36aa1e5d00485c53cd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aec41c98cce61d19ce89650895e51b9f3cdef13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c96c52aeaa6fd9163cfacdd98778b4a0398ef18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64b72f5e7574020dea62ab733d88a54d903c42a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73f7987fe1b82596f1a380e85cd0097ebaae7e01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94fd091576b12540924f6316ebc0678e84cb2800
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a98160d8f3e6242ca9b7f443f26e7ef3a61ba684
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efddc7e106fdf8d1f62d45e79de78f63b7c04fba
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.311