CVE-2023-53695

CVE-2023-53695

High · published October 22, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

udf: Detect system inodes linked into directory hierarchy

When UDF filesystem is corrupted, hidden system inodes can be linked

into directory hierarchy which is an avenue for further serious

corruption of the filesystem and kernel confusion as noticed by syzbot

fuzzed images. Refuse to access system inodes linked into directory

hierarchy and vice versa.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00164 · 5.4th percentile
Published
2025-10-22T18:15Z
References (7)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 13:23Z
    udf: Detect system inodes linked into directory hierarchy
    cvelistv5