CVE-2023-53222

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: jfs_dmap: Validate db_l2nbperpage while mounting In jfs_dmap.c at line 381, BLKTODMAP is used to get a logical block number inside dbFree(). db_l2nbperpage, which is the log2 number of blocks per page, is passed as an argument to BLKTODMAP which uses it for shifting. Syzbot reported a shift out-of-bounds crash because db_l2nbperpage is too big. This happens because the large value is set without any validation in dbMount() at line 181. Thus, make sure that db_l2nbperpage is correct while mounting. Max number of blocks per page = Page size / Min block size => log2(Max num_block per page) = log2(Page size / Min block size) = log2(Page size) - log2(Min block size) => Max db_l2nbperpage = L2PSIZE - L2MINBLOCKSIZE

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 15, 2025
First seenSep 15, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.40, 6.4.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 4.14.322, 4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.291, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.251, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.188, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.121, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.40, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.4.54.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.40, 6.4.5

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