CVE-2023-53473
High
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: improve error handling from ext4_dirhash() The ext4_dirhash() will *almost* never fail, especially when the hash tree feature was first introduced. However, with the addition of support of encrypted, casefolded file names, that function can most certainly fail today. So make sure the callers of ext4_dirhash() properly check for failures, and reflect the errors back up to their callers.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedOct 1, 2025
First seenOct 1, 2025
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel5.15.112, 6.1.29, 6.2.16, 6.3.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 5.2 ≤ v < 5.15.112, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.29, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.2.16, 6.3 ≤ v < 6.3.3, 6.4 | 5.15.112, 6.1.29, 6.2.16, 6.3.3 |
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