CVE-2023-53537

  • Published: 2025-10-04T16:15:48.697

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

f2fs: fix to avoid use-after-free for cached IPU bio

xfstest generic/019 reports a bug:

kernel BUG at mm/filemap.c:1619!
RIP: 0010:folio_end_writeback+0x8a/0x90
Call Trace:
end_page_writeback+0x1c/0x60
f2fs_write_end_io+0x199/0x420
bio_endio+0x104/0x180
submit_bio_noacct+0xa5/0x510
submit_bio+0x48/0x80
f2fs_submit_write_bio+0x35/0x300
f2fs_submit_merged_ipu_write+0x2a0/0x2b0
f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x838/0x8b0
f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x379/0xa30
f2fs_write_data_pages+0x30c/0x340
do_writepages+0xd8/0x1b0
__writeback_single_inode+0x44/0x370
writeback_sb_inodes+0x233/0x4d0
__writeback_inodes_wb+0x56/0xf0
wb_writeback+0x1dd/0x2d0
wb_workfn+0x367/0x4a0
process_one_work+0x21d/0x430
worker_thread+0x4e/0x3c0
kthread+0x103/0x130
ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50

The root cause is: after cp_error is set, f2fs_submit_merged_ipu_write()
in f2fs_write_single_data_page() tries to flush IPU bio in cache, however
f2fs_submit_merged_ipu_write() missed to check validity of @bio parameter,
result in submitting random cached bio which belong to other IO context,
then it will cause use-after-free issue, fix it by adding additional
validity check.

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How to fix CVE-2023-53537

CVE-2023-53537 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid use-after-free for cached IPU bio xfstest generic/019 reports a bug: kernel BUG at mm/filemap.c:1619! RIP: 0010:folio_end_writeback+0x8a/0x90 Call Trace: end_page_writeback+0x1c/0x60 f2fs_write_end_io+0x199/0x420 bio_endio+0x104/0x180 submit_bio_noacct+0xa5/0x510 submit_bio+0x48/0x80 f2fs_submit_write_bio+0x35/0x300 f2fs_submit_merged_ipu_write+0x2a0/0x2b0 f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x838/0x8b0 f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x379/0xa30 f2fs_write_data_pages+0x30c/0x340 do_writepages+0xd8/0x1b0 __writeback_single_inode+0x44/0x370 writeback_sb_inodes+0x233/0x4d0 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x56/0xf0 wb_writeback+0x1dd/0x2d0 wb_workfn+0x367/0x4a0 process_one_work+0x21d/0x430 worker_thread+0x4e/0x3c0 kthread+0x103/0x130 ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50 The root cause […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Oct 04, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

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