SB20251230250 - Improper locking in Linux kernel ext4
Published: December 30, 2025 Updated: December 30, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20251230250
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54311)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ext4_finish_convert_inline_dir() and ext4_convert_inline_data_nolock() functions in fs/ext4/inline.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b1c4357bb21d9770451a1bdb8d419ea10bada88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f8b55136ad787aed2c184f7cb3e93772ae637a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/640c8c365999c6f23447ac766437236ad88317c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665cc3ba50330049524c1d275bc840a8f28dde73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/804de0c72cd473e186ca4e1f6287d45431b14e5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4fa4768c9acff77245d672d855d2c88294850b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4ce24f54d9cca4f09a395f3eecce20d6bec4663
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.180
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.112
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.243
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.29
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4