CVE-2023-54187
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Directory Corruption Vulnerability in Linux F2FS and ext4 Rename

Publication date: 2025-12-30

Last updated on: 2025-12-30

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix potential corruption when moving a directory F2FS has the same issue in ext4_rename causing crash revealed by xfstests/generic/707. See also commit 0813299c586b ("ext4: Fix possible corruption when moving a directory")
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Published
2025-12-30
Last Modified
2025-12-30
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2023-54187
EUVD
EUVD-2023-60454
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linux linux_kernel *
linux f2fs *
linux ext4 *
linux kernel *
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a flaw in the Linux kernel's F2FS filesystem where moving a directory could potentially cause corruption. It is similar to an issue previously found in the ext4 filesystem's rename operation that could cause a crash. The vulnerability has been fixed to prevent such corruption when directories are moved.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to potential corruption of data when moving directories within the F2FS filesystem, which may result in data loss or system instability due to crashes.

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