CVE-2023-54050

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ubifs: Fix memleak when insert_old_idx() failed Following process will cause a memleak for copied up znode: dirty_cow_znode zn = copy_znode(c, znode); err = insert_old_idx(c, zbr->lnum, zbr->offs); if (unlikely(err)) return ERR_PTR(err); // No one refers to zn. Fetch a reproducer in [Link]. Function copy_znode() is split into 2 parts: resource allocation and znode replacement, insert_old_idx() is split in similar way, so resource cleanup could be done in error handling path without corrupting metadata(mem & disk). It's okay that old index inserting is put behind of add_idx_dirt(), old index is used in layout_leb_in_gaps(), so the two processes do not depend on each other.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedDec 24, 2025
First seenDec 24, 2025

How to fix

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  • Linux Linuxcc29c7216d7f057eb0613b97dc38c7e1962a88d2, 6f2eee5457bc48b0426dedfd78cdbdea241a6edb, 66e9f2fb3e753f820bec2a98e8c6387029988320, 3ae75f82c33fa1b4ca2006b55c84f4ef4a428d4d, ef9aac603659e9ffe7d69ae16e3f0fc0991a965b, 79079cebbeed624b9d01cfcf1e3254ae1a1f6e14, a6da0ab9847779e05a7416c7a98148b549de69ef, b5fda08ef213352ac2df7447611eb4d383cce929 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linux1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d ≤ v < cc29c7216d7f057eb0613b97dc38c7e1962a88d2, 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d ≤ v < 6f2eee5457bc48b0426dedfd78cdbdea241a6edb, 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d ≤ v < 66e9f2fb3e753f820bec2a98e8c6387029988320, 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d ≤ v < 3ae75f82c33fa1b4ca2006b55c84f4ef4a428d4d, 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d ≤ v < ef9aac603659e9ffe7d69ae16e3f0fc0991a965b, 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d ≤ v < 79079cebbeed624b9d01cfcf1e3254ae1a1f6e14, 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d ≤ v < a6da0ab9847779e05a7416c7a98148b549de69ef, 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d ≤ v < b5fda08ef213352ac2df7447611eb4d383cce929, 2.6.27cc29c7216d7f057eb0613b97dc38c7e1962a88d2, 6f2eee5457bc48b0426dedfd78cdbdea241a6edb, 66e9f2fb3e753f820bec2a98e8c6387029988320, 3ae75f82c33fa1b4ca2006b55c84f4ef4a428d4d, ef9aac603659e9ffe7d69ae16e3f0fc0991a965b, 79079cebbeed624b9d01cfcf1e3254ae1a1f6e14, a6da0ab9847779e05a7416c7a98148b549de69ef, b5fda08ef213352ac2df7447611eb4d383cce929

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