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Publication date: 2025-10-07

Last updated on: 2026-02-26

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: hfsplus: remove WARN_ON() from hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode() syzbot is hitting WARN_ON() in hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode(), for crafted filesystem image can contain bogus length. There conditions are not kernel bugs that can justify kernel to panic.

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Published

2025-10-07

Last Modified

2026-02-26

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-07

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2023-53683

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
linux	linux_kernel	From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-617	The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves the Linux kernel's HFS+ filesystem driver, where the functions hfsplus_cat_read_inode and hfsplus_cat_write_inode could trigger WARN_ON() due to crafted filesystem images containing bogus length values. These conditions are not actual kernel bugs that justify a kernel panic, and the vulnerability has been resolved by removing the WARN_ON() calls from these functions.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could cause the Linux kernel to issue warnings (WARN_ON()) when processing specially crafted HFS+ filesystem images, potentially leading to instability or unexpected behavior. However, since these conditions are not considered kernel bugs that justify a kernel panic, the impact is limited to warnings rather than crashes or security breaches.

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