Vulnerability · Published Dec 24, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2023-54069ext4: fix BUG in ext4_mb_new_inode_pa() due to overflow
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A 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 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix BUG in ext4_mb_new_inode_pa() due to overflow When we calculate the end position of ext4_free_extent, this position may be exactly where ext4_lblk_t (i.e. uint) overflows. For example, if ac_g_ex.fe_logical is 4294965248 and ac_orig_goal_len is 2048, then the computed end is 0x100000000, which is 0. If ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical is not the first case of adjusting the best extent, that is, new_bex_end > 0, the following BUG_ON will be triggered: ========================================================= kernel BUG at fs/ext4/mballoc.c:5116! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 3 PID: 673 Comm: xfs_io Tainted: G E 6.5.0-rc1+ #279 RIP: 0010:ext4_mb_new_inode_pa+0xc5/0x430 Call Trace: <TASK> ext4_mb_use_best_found+0x203/0x2f0 ext4_mb_try_best_found+0x163/0x240 ext4_mb_regular_allocator+0x158/0x1550 ext4_mb_new_blocks+0x86a/0xe10 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0xb0c/0x13a0 ext4_map_blocks+0x2cd/0x8f0 ext4_iomap_begin+0x27b/0x400 iomap_iter+0x222/0x3d0 __iomap_dio_rw+0x243/0xcb0 iomap_dio_rw+0x16/0x80 ========================================================= A simple reproducer demonstrating the problem: mkfs.ext4 -F /dev/sda -b 4096 100M mount /dev/sda /tmp/test fallocate -l1M /tmp/test/tmp fallocate -l10M /tmp/test/file fallocate -i -o 1M -l16777203M /tmp/test/file fsstress -d /tmp/test -l 0 -n 100000 -p 8 & sleep 10 && killall -9 fsstress rm -f /tmp/test/tmp xfs_io -c "open -ad /tmp/test/file" -c "pwrite -S 0xff 0 8192" We simply refactor the logic for adjusting the best extent by adding a temporary ext4_free_extent ex and use extent_logical_end() to avoid overflow, which also simplifies the code.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.64-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.5.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.5.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-100.110 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1056.61 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1058.66 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1058.66.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1053.61 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1052.57 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1038.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1048.51 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1050.56 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1052.57 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-100.110 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1046.46 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1025.25 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1012.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1053.59 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1048.51 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1030.34 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54069 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 8659c5f4ffaacbe932849b98462c3d635b4eacea – before 83ecffd40c65844a73c2e93d7c841455786605acfc7237e191b99f88e859316fab2b06c2c26c8344 – before 58fe961c606c446f5612f6897827b1cac42c2e89613f6cde5ebb005a37fda117cdda7b4126170c13 – before f2c3a3aa6f11ad9878dbc3a067b0633e07b586c19d4430b7f862ce8835ca4e054b6916d15c8e0862 – before fcefddf3a151b2c416b20120c06bb1ba9ad676fb93cdf49f6eca5e23f6546b8f28457b2e6a6961d9 – before b7e9ec38b6a0beb5a49cd1e76be0a9a07c218e9093cdf49f6eca5e23f6546b8f28457b2e6a6961d9 – before bc056e7163ac7db945366de219745cf94f32a3e646772ab99409cc72241227dd8f5295f358233fda25a60b4533268477920faaeebd99e7e69c0735cd |
| Linux | Linux | 6.4 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ecffd40c65844a73c2e93d7c841455786605ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58fe961c606c446f5612f6897827b1cac42c2e89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2c3a3aa6f11ad9878dbc3a067b0633e07b586c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcefddf3a151b2c416b20120c06bb1ba9ad676fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7e9ec38b6a0beb5a49cd1e76be0a9a07c218e90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc056e7163ac7db945366de219745cf94f32a3e6