CVE-2023-53450

ext4: remove a BUG_ON in ext4_mb_release_group_pa()

published October 1, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ext4: remove a BUG_ON in ext4_mb_release_group_pa()

If a malicious fuzzer overwrites the ext4 superblock while it is

mounted such that the s_first_data_block is set to a very large

number, the calculation of the block group can underflow, and trigger

a BUG_ON check. Change this to be an ext4_warning so that we don't

crash the kernel.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00163 · 5.2th percentile
Published
2025-10-01T11:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 OCT 11:42Z
    ext4: remove a BUG_ON in ext4_mb_release_group_pa()
    cvelistv5