CVE-2023-52436
High
f2fs: explicitly null-terminate the xattr list
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: explicitly null-terminate the xattr list When setting an xattr, explicitly null-terminate the xattr list. This eliminates the fragile assumption that the unused xattr space is always zeroed.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
February 20, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 17, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-52436
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: explicitly null-terminate the xattr list When setting an xattr, explicitly null-terminate the xattr list. This eliminates the fragile assumption that the unused xattr space is always zeroed.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12cf91e23b126718a96b914f949f2cdfeadc7b2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16ae3132ff7746894894927c1892493693b89135
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2525d1ba225b5c167162fa344013c408e8b4de36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32a6cfc67675ee96fe107aeed5af9776fec63f11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e47740091b05ac8d7836a33afd8646b6863ca52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de9e9dd1828db9b8b962f7ca42548bd596deb8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e26b6d39270f5eab0087453d9b544189a38c8564
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6c30bfe5a49bc38cae985083a11016800708fea
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52436.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52436