CVE-2023-53270

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix i_disksize exceeding i_size problem in...

CVE-2023-53270 is fixed in 76 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2023-184, released May 25, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.3
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0016
5th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix i_disksize exceeding i_size problem in paritally written case It is possible for i_disksize can exceed i_size, triggering a warning. generic_perform_write copied = iov_iter_copy_from_user_atomic(len) // copied < len ext4_da_write_end | ext4_update_i_disksize | new_i_size = pos + copied; | WRITE_ONCE(EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize, newsize) // update i_disksize | generic_write_end | copied = block_write_end(copied, len) // copied = 0 | if (unlikely(copied < len)) | if (!PageUptodate(page)) | copied = 0; | if (pos + copied > inode->i_size) // return false if (unlikely(copied == 0)) goto again; if (unlikely(iov_iter_fault_in_readable(i, bytes))) { status = -EFAULT; break; } We get i_disksize greater than i_size here, which could trigger WARNING check 'i_size_read(inode) < EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize' while doing dio: ext4_dio_write_iter iomap_dio_rw __iomap_dio_rw // return err, length is not aligned to 512 ext4_handle_inode_extension WARN_ON_ONCE(i_size_read(inode) < EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize) // Oops WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 2609 at fs/ext4/file.c:319 CPU: 2 PID: 2609 Comm: aa Not tainted 6.3.0-rc2 RIP: 0010:ext4_file_write_iter+0xbc7 Call Trace: vfs_write+0x3b1 ksys_write+0x77 do_syscall_64+0x39 Fix it by updating 'copied' value before updating i_disksize just like ext4_write_inline_data_end() does. A reproducer can be found in the buganizer link below.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · RHEL 9 0:7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
bpftool · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-64k · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-debug · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-debug-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-debug-devel · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-debug-modules · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-debug-modules-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-devel · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-devel-matched · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-modules · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-modules-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-64k-modules-extra · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-abi-stablelists · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-debug · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-debug-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-debug-devel · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-debug-devel-matched · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-debug-modules · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-debug-modules-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-debug-modules-extra · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-debug-uki-virt · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-devel · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-devel-matched · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-doc · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-livepatch-6.1.29-47.49 · amzn 2023 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-modules · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-modules-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-modules-extra · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-debug · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-debug-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-debug-devel · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-debug-kvm · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-debug-modules · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-debug-modules-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-devel · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-kvm · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-modules · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-modules-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-rt-modules-extra · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-tools · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
kernel-tools-libs · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-tools-libs-devel · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-uki-virt · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-zfcpdump · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-zfcpdump-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-zfcpdump-devel · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-zfcpdump-modules · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
libperf · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.37-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53270 Sep 16, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.3.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53270 Sep 16, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.3.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53270 Sep 16, 2025
perf · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
perf · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
python3-perf · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
python3-perf · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-184 May 25, 2023
rtla · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024
rv · RHEL 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394 Apr 30, 2024

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