CVE-2023-45898
High
CVE-2023-45898
The Linux kernel before 6.5.4 has an es1 use-after-free in fs/ext4/extents_status.c, related to ext4_es_insert_extent.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
October 16, 2023
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-45898
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The Linux kernel before 6.5.4 has an es1 use-after-free in fs/ext4/extents_status.c, related to ext4_es_insert_extent.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.4
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/768d612f79822d30a1e7d132a4d4b05337ce42ec
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/8/13/477
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/aa03f191-445c-0d2e-d6d7-0a3208d7df7a%40huawei.com/T/
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable-commits/msg317086.html