CVE-2023-52436
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
23.2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
—
Published 2024-02-20 · modified 2026-08-15
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-02-20 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-15 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: explicitly null-terminate the xattr list When setting an xattr, explicitly null-terminate the xattr list. This eliminates the fragile assumption that the unused xattr space is always zeroed.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12cf91e23b126718a96b914f949f2cdfeadc7b2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16ae3132ff7746894894927c1892493693b89135
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2525d1ba225b5c167162fa344013c408e8b4de36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32a6cfc67675ee96fe107aeed5af9776fec63f11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e47740091b05ac8d7836a33afd8646b6863ca52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de9e9dd1828db9b8b962f7ca42548bd596deb8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e26b6d39270f5eab0087453d9b544189a38c8564
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6c30bfe5a49bc38cae985083a11016800708fea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12cf91e23b126718a96b914f949f2cdfeadc7b2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16ae3132ff7746894894927c1892493693b89135
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2525d1ba225b5c167162fa344013c408e8b4de36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32a6cfc67675ee96fe107aeed5af9776fec63f11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e47740091b05ac8d7836a33afd8646b6863ca52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de9e9dd1828db9b8b962f7ca42548bd596deb8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e26b6d39270f5eab0087453d9b544189a38c8564
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6c30bfe5a49bc38cae985083a11016800708fea
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html