Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-53485fs: jfs: Fix UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in dbAllocDmapLev

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: jfs: Fix UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in dbAllocDmapLev Syzkaller reported the following issue: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:1965:6 index -84 is out of range for type 's8[341]' (aka 'signed char[341]') CPU: 1 PID: 4995 Comm: syz-executor146 Not tainted 6.4.0-rc6-syzkaller-00037-gb6dad5178cea #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/27/2023 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x1e7/0x2d0 lib/dump_stack.c:106 ubsan_epilogue lib/ubsan.c:217 [inline] __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds+0x11c/0x150 lib/ubsan.c:348 dbAllocDmapLev+0x3e5/0x430 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:1965 dbAllocCtl+0x113/0x920 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:1809 dbAllocAG+0x28f/0x10b0 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:1350 dbAlloc+0x658/0xca0 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:874 dtSplitUp fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c:974 [inline] dtInsert+0xda7/0x6b00 fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c:863 jfs_create+0x7b6/0xbb0 fs/jfs/namei.c:137 lookup_open fs/namei.c:3492 [inline] open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3560 [inline] path_openat+0x13df/0x3170 fs/namei.c:3788 do_filp_open+0x234/0x490 fs/namei.c:3818 do_sys_openat2+0x13f/0x500 fs/open.c:1356 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x247/0x290 fs/open.c:1383 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd RIP: 0033:0x7f1f4e33f7e9 Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 51 14 00 00 90 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 c0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007ffc21129578 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000101 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f1f4e33f7e9 RDX: 000000000000275a RSI: 0000000020000040 RDI: 00000000ffffff9c RBP: 00007f1f4e2ff080 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007f1f4e2ff110 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 </TASK> The bug occurs when the dbAllocDmapLev()function attempts to access dp->tree.stree[leafidx + LEAFIND] while the leafidx value is negative. To rectify this, the patch introduces a safeguard within the dbAllocDmapLev() function. A check has been added to verify if leafidx is negative. If it is, the function immediately returns an I/O error, preventing any further execution that could potentially cause harm. Tested via syzbot.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.52-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53485
Debian:13linux6.4.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53485
Debian:14linux6.4.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-88.98UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1049.54UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1051.59UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1051.59.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1046.54UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1046.51UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1032.38UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1042.45UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1045.51UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1046.51UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-88.98UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1040.40UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1019.19UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1047.53UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1042.45UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1025.29UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53485

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 0d9e678a82915633b99603f744e7735d1a673d721da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 53b0a362aca2583729e8ca2936ca657ff3247d881da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 6e7d9d76e5654bcdd3cdb7c9441a8113428ecebb1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 911b48eec45152822bccf45cd3563b48256b15201da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 39f6292d75959e8accac0b3e24090094ba0824e91da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before bdf07ab1595b613b03f32dbb5cb379edfa1a73341da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before f2af019091f904ca08b3572ab0111238ad6d17b31da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 4e302336d5ca1767a06beee7596a72d3bdc8d983
Linux Linux 2.6.12

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