CVE-2023-53695

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: Detect system inodes linked into directory hierarchy When UDF filesystem is corrupted, hidden system inodes can be linked into directory hierarchy which is an avenue for further serious corruption of the filesystem and kernel confusion as noticed by syzbot fuzzed images. Refuse to access system inodes linked into directory hierarchy and vice versa.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d747b31e2925a2f384e7dd1901a2e5bc5f984ed8

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a44ec34b90440ada190924f5908b97026504fdcd

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e3b5ef7d02eaa6553e79b4af9bd99227280f245

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85a37983ec69cc9fcd188bc37c4de15ee326355a

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37e74003d81e79457535cbbdfa1603431c03fac0

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f328751b65c49c13a312d67a3bf27766b85baf7

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dc71eeb198a8daa17d0c995998a53b0b749a158

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-10-22

Updated: 2025-10-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00024