linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix slab-out-of-bounds read in hdr_del...
CVE-2023-53988 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2023-184, released May 25, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix slab-out-of-bounds read in hdr_delete_de() Here is a BUG report from syzbot: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in hdr_delete_de+0xe0/0x150 fs/ntfs3/index.c:806 Read of size 16842960 at addr ffff888079cc0600 by task syz-executor934/3631 Call Trace: memmove+0x25/0x60 mm/kasan/shadow.c:54 hdr_delete_de+0xe0/0x150 fs/ntfs3/index.c:806 indx_delete_entry+0x74f/0x3670 fs/ntfs3/index.c:2193 ni_remove_name+0x27a/0x980 fs/ntfs3/frecord.c:2910 ntfs_unlink_inode+0x3d4/0x720 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:1712 ntfs_rename+0x41a/0xcb0 fs/ntfs3/namei.c:276 Before using the meta-data in struct INDEX_HDR, we need to check index header valid or not. Otherwise, the corruptedi (or malicious) fs image can cause out-of-bounds access which could make kernel panic.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| 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 · amzn 2023 | 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2023-184 | May 25, 2023 |
| 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 · amzn 2023 | 6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2023-184 | May 25, 2023 |
| 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-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 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.37-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53988 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.3.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53988 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.3.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53988 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| 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 · 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 |
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