# CVE-2023-52569: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  btrfs: remove BUG() after failure to insert dela...

CVE-2023-52569 is fixed in 21 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2023-385, released October 12, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52569
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0024
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 12, 2023

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  btrfs: remove BUG() after failure to insert delayed dir index item  Instead of calling BUG() when we fail to insert a delayed dir index item into the delayed node's tree, we can just release all the resources we have allocated/acquired before and return the error to the caller. This is fine because all existing call chains undo anything they have done before calling btrfs_insert_delayed_dir_index() or BUG_ON (when creating pending snapshots in the transaction commit path).  So remove the BUG() call and do proper error handling.  This relates to a syzbot report linked below, but does not fix it because it only prevents hitting a BUG(), it does not fix the issue where somehow we attempt to use twice the same index number for different index items.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | bpftool amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | bpftool-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-devel amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-headers amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-libbpf amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-libbpf-devel amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-libbpf-static amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-6.1.56-82.125 amzn 2023 | 1.0-0.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-modules-extra amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-tools amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | kernel-tools-devel amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.6.8-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-52569.md) | Mar 2, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.6.8-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-52569.md) | Mar 2, 2024 |
| Linux | perf amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | perf-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | python3-perf amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |
| Linux | python3-perf-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-385.md) | Oct 12, 2023 |

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