How severe is CVE-2023-52770?

CVE-2023-52770 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2023-52770 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (14th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2023-52770?

CVE-2023-52770 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52770?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2023-52770 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2023-52770 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2023-59487.

When was CVE-2023-52770 published?

CVE-2023-52770 was published on 2024-05-21 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2023-52770

CVE-2023-52770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-476.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.5)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (14th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2023-59487
Weakness: CWE-476
Affected product: Linux Linux Kernel
Published: 2024-05-21
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: split initial and dynamic conditions for extent_cache Let's allocate the extent_cache tree without dynamic conditions to avoid a missing condition causing a panic as below. # create a file w/ a compressed flag # disable the compression # panic while updating extent_cache F2FS-fs (dm-64): Swapfile: last extent is not aligned to section F2FS-fs (dm-64): Swapfile (3) is not align to section: 1) creat(), 2) ioctl(F2FS_IOC_SET_PIN_FILE), 3) fallocate(2097152 * N) Adding 124996k swap on ./swap-file. Priority:0 extents:2 across:17179494468k ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in instrument_atomic_read_write out/common/include/linux/instrumented.h:101 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in atomic_try_cmpxchg_acquire out/common/include/asm-generic/atomic-instrumented.h:705 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in queued_write_lock out/common/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h:92 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in __raw_write_lock out/common/include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:211 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in _raw_write_lock+0x5a/0x110 out/common/kernel/locking/spinlock.c:295 Write of size 4 at addr 0000000000000030 by task syz-executor154/3327 CPU: 0 PID: 3327 Comm: syz-executor154 Tainted: G O 5.10.185 #1 Hardware name: emulation qemu-x86/qemu-x86, BIOS 2023.01-21885-gb3cc1cd24d 01/01/2023 Call Trace: __dump_stack out/common/lib/dump_stack.c:77 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x17e/0x1c4 out/common/lib/dump_stack.c:118 __kasan_report+0x16c/0x260 out/common/mm/kasan/report.c:415 kasan_report+0x51/0x70 out/common/mm/kasan/report.c:428 kasan_check_range+0x2f3/0x340 out/common/mm/kasan/generic.c:186 __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x20 out/common/mm/kasan/shadow.c:37 instrument_atomic_read_write out/common/include/linux/instrumented.h:101 [inline] atomic_try_cmpxchg_acquire out/common/include/asm-generic/atomic-instrumented.h:705 [inline] queued_write_lock out/common/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h:92 [inline] __raw_write_lock out/common/include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:211 [inline] _raw_write_lock+0x5a/0x110 out/common/kernel/locking/spinlock.c:295 __drop_extent_tree+0xdf/0x2f0 out/common/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c:1155 f2fs_drop_extent_tree+0x17/0x30 out/common/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c:1172 f2fs_insert_range out/common/fs/f2fs/file.c:1600 [inline] f2fs_fallocate+0x19fd/0x1f40 out/common/fs/f2fs/file.c:1764 vfs_fallocate+0x514/0x9b0 out/common/fs/open.c:310 ksys_fallocate out/common/fs/open.c:333 [inline] __do_sys_fallocate out/common/fs/open.c:341 [inline] __se_sys_fallocate out/common/fs/open.c:339 [inline] __x64_sys_fallocate+0xb8/0x100 out/common/fs/open.c:339 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x50 out/common/arch/x86/entry/common.c:46

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52770?: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: split initial and dynamic conditions for extent_cache Let's allocate the extent_cache tree without dynamic conditions to avoid a missing condition causing a panic as below. # create a file w/ a compressed flag # disable the compression # panic while updating extent_cache F2FS-fs (dm-64): Swapfile: last extent is not aligned to section F2FS-fs (dm-64): Swapfile (3) is not align to section: 1) creat(), 2) ioctl(F2FS_IOC_SET_PIN_FILE), 3) fallocate(2097152 * N) Adding 124996k swap on ./swap-file. Priority:0 extents:2 across:17179494468k ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in instrument_atomic_read_write out/common/include/linux/instrumented.h:101 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in atomic_try_cmpxchg_acquire out/common/include/asm-generic/atomic-instrumented.h:705 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in queued_write_lock out/common/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h:92 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in __raw_write_lock out/common/include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:211 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in _raw_write_lock+0x5a/0x110 out/common/kernel/locking/spinlock.c:295 Write of size 4 at addr 0000000000000030 by task syz-executor154/3327 CPU: 0 PID: 3327 Comm: syz-executor154 Tainted: G O 5.10.185 #1 Hardware name: emulation qemu-x86/qemu-x86, BIOS 2023.01-21885-gb3cc1cd24d 01/01/2023 Call Trace: __dump_stack out/common/lib/dump_stack.c:77 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x17e/0x1c4 out/common/lib/dump_stack.c:118 __kasan_report+0x16c/0x260 out/common/mm/kasan/report.c:415 kasan_report+0x51/0x70 out/common/mm/kasan/report.c:428 kasan_check_range+0x2f3/0x340 out/common/mm/kasan/generic.c:186 __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x20 out/common/mm/kasan/shadow.c:37 instrument_atomic_read_write out/common/include/linux/instrumented.h:101 [inline] atomic_try_cmpxchg_acquire out/common/include/asm-generic/atomic-instrumented.h:705 [inline] queued_write_lock out/common/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h:92 [inline] __raw_write_lock out/common/include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:211 [inline] _raw_write_lock+0x5a/0x110 out/common/kernel/locking/spinlock.c:295 __drop_extent_tree+0xdf/0x2f0 out/common/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c:1155 f2fs_drop_extent_tree+0x17/0x30 out/common/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c:1172 f2fs_insert_range out/common/fs/f2fs/file.c:1600 [inline] f2fs_fallocate+0x19fd/0x1f40 out/common/fs/f2fs/file.c:1764 vfs_fallocate+0x514/0x9b0 out/common/fs/open.c:310 ksys_fallocate out/common/fs/open.c:333 [inline] __do_sys_fallocate out/common/fs/open.c:341 [inline] __se_sys_fallocate out/common/fs/open.c:339 [inline] __x64_sys_fallocate+0xb8/0x100 out/common/fs/open.c:339 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x50 out/common/arch/x86/entry/common.c:46
How severe is CVE-2023-52770?: CVE-2023-52770 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2023-52770 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (14th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2023-52770?: CVE-2023-52770 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2023-52770?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2023-52770 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2023-52770 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2023-59487.
When was CVE-2023-52770 published?: CVE-2023-52770 was published on 2024-05-21 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

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