CVE-2023-53537
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Publication date: 2025-10-04

Last updated on: 2026-03-23

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid use-after-free for cached IPU bio xfstest generic/019 reports a bug: kernel BUG at mm/filemap.c:1619! RIP: 0010:folio_end_writeback+0x8a/0x90 Call Trace: end_page_writeback+0x1c/0x60 f2fs_write_end_io+0x199/0x420 bio_endio+0x104/0x180 submit_bio_noacct+0xa5/0x510 submit_bio+0x48/0x80 f2fs_submit_write_bio+0x35/0x300 f2fs_submit_merged_ipu_write+0x2a0/0x2b0 f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x838/0x8b0 f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x379/0xa30 f2fs_write_data_pages+0x30c/0x340 do_writepages+0xd8/0x1b0 __writeback_single_inode+0x44/0x370 writeback_sb_inodes+0x233/0x4d0 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x56/0xf0 wb_writeback+0x1dd/0x2d0 wb_workfn+0x367/0x4a0 process_one_work+0x21d/0x430 worker_thread+0x4e/0x3c0 kthread+0x103/0x130 ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50 The root cause is: after cp_error is set, f2fs_submit_merged_ipu_write() in f2fs_write_single_data_page() tries to flush IPU bio in cache, however f2fs_submit_merged_ipu_write() missed to check validity of @bio parameter, result in submitting random cached bio which belong to other IO context, then it will cause use-after-free issue, fix it by adding additional validity check.
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Published
2025-10-04
Last Modified
2026-03-23
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-10-04
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2023-53537
EUVD
EUVD-2025-32341
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 5 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 6.3 (inc) to 6.3.2 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.2 (inc) to 6.2.15 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.28 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.111 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.5 (inc) to 5.10.180 (exc)
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CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a use-after-free issue in the Linux kernel's f2fs filesystem. Specifically, after an error occurs, the function f2fs_submit_merged_ipu_write() attempts to flush a cached IPU bio without properly checking if the bio parameter is valid. This can cause the system to submit a random cached bio that belongs to another IO context, leading to a use-after-free bug which can cause kernel crashes or unpredictable behavior.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can cause kernel crashes (kernel BUG) due to use-after-free errors, potentially leading to system instability or denial of service. It may affect the reliability of systems using the f2fs filesystem under certain error conditions.

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