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https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025120955-CVE-2023-53835-0142@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53835 cve-icon
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History

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title kernel: ext4: don't clear SB_RDONLY when remounting r/w until quota is re-enabled
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 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

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Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: don't clear SB_RDONLY when remounting r/w until quota is re-enabled When a file system currently mounted read/only is remounted read/write, if we clear the SB_RDONLY flag too early, before the quota is initialized, and there is another process/thread constantly attempting to create a directory, it's possible to trigger the WARN_ON_ONCE(dquot_initialize_needed(inode)); in ext4_xattr_block_set(), with the following stack trace: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5338 at fs/ext4/xattr.c:2141 ext4_xattr_block_set+0x2ef2/0x3680 RIP: 0010:ext4_xattr_block_set+0x2ef2/0x3680 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2141 Call Trace: ext4_xattr_set_handle+0xcd4/0x15c0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2458 ext4_initxattrs+0xa3/0x110 fs/ext4/xattr_security.c:44 security_inode_init_security+0x2df/0x3f0 security/security.c:1147 __ext4_new_inode+0x347e/0x43d0 fs/ext4/ialloc.c:1324 ext4_mkdir+0x425/0xce0 fs/ext4/namei.c:2992 vfs_mkdir+0x29d/0x450 fs/namei.c:4038 do_mkdirat+0x264/0x520 fs/namei.c:4061 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4076 [inline] __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4074 [inline] __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4074 This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority.
Title ext4: don't clear SB_RDONLY when remounting r/w until quota is re-enabled
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: don't clear SB_RDONLY when remounting r/w until quota is re-enabled When a file system currently mounted read/only is remounted read/write, if we clear the SB_RDONLY flag too early, before the quota is initialized, and there is another process/thread constantly attempting to create a directory, it's possible to trigger the WARN_ON_ONCE(dquot_initialize_needed(inode)); in ext4_xattr_block_set(), with the following stack trace: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5338 at fs/ext4/xattr.c:2141 ext4_xattr_block_set+0x2ef2/0x3680 RIP: 0010:ext4_xattr_block_set+0x2ef2/0x3680 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2141 Call Trace: ext4_xattr_set_handle+0xcd4/0x15c0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2458 ext4_initxattrs+0xa3/0x110 fs/ext4/xattr_security.c:44 security_inode_init_security+0x2df/0x3f0 security/security.c:1147 __ext4_new_inode+0x347e/0x43d0 fs/ext4/ialloc.c:1324 ext4_mkdir+0x425/0xce0 fs/ext4/namei.c:2992 vfs_mkdir+0x29d/0x450 fs/namei.c:4038 do_mkdirat+0x264/0x520 fs/namei.c:4061 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4076 [inline] __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4074 [inline] __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4074
Title ext4: don't clear SB_RDONLY when remounting r/w until quota is re-enabled
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: REJECTED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-09T07:14:36.820Z

Reserved: 2025-12-09T01:27:17.826Z

Link: CVE-2023-53835

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Rejected

Published: 2025-12-09T16:17:22.797

Modified: 2025-12-09T16:17:22.797

Link: CVE-2023-53835

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53835 - Bugzilla

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