CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-52590

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the ocfs2 filesystem mishandled renaming a directory whose parent does not change. The VFS does not lock the moved directory in that case, and ocfs2 touched it without locking, which could corrupt the filesystem.

Risk Assessment

The ocfs2 filesystem can be corrupted during rename operations, potentially leading to data loss.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version with the ocfs2 rename fix. Avoid directory rename operations on ocfs2 until patched.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change The VFS will not be locking moved directory if its parent does not change. Change ocfs2 rename code to avoid touching renamed directory if its parent does not change as without locking that can corrupt the filesystem.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS