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.
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Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title udf: Detect system inodes linked into directory hierarchy
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-22T13:23:36.524Z

Reserved: 2025-10-22T13:21:37.344Z

Link: CVE-2023-53695

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-22T14:15:44.000

Modified: 2025-10-22T14:15:44.000

Link: CVE-2023-53695

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