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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00036.

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References
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37cab61a52d6f42b2d961c51bcf369f09e235fb5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9d68d84b2e41ba3f2a727b36f035fad6800492 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48960a503fcec76d3f72347b7e679dda08ca43be cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61af77acd039ffd221bf7adf0dc95d0a4d377505 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81b21c0f0138ff5a499eafc3eb0578ad2a99622c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75d9211a07fed513c08c5d4861c4a36ac6a74fe cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c074913b12db3632b11588b31bbfb0fa80a0a1c9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8daee66585897a4c90d937c91e762100237bff9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025100709-CVE-2023-53683-249f@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53683 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53683 cve-icon
History

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title fs: hfsplus: remove WARN_ON() from hfsplus_cat_{read,write}_inode()
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-29T10:50:43.360Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:16:59.664Z

Link: CVE-2023-53683

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:52.530

Modified: 2025-10-08T19:38:09.863

Link: CVE-2023-53683

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-10-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53683 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-08T13:35:37Z

Weaknesses

No weakness.