{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-53301","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2025-09-16T08:09:37.993Z","datePublished":"2025-09-16T08:11:32.344Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:42:17.939Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:42:17.939Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nf2fs: fix kernel crash due to null io->bio\n\nWe should return when io->bio is null before doing anything. Otherwise, panic.\n\nBUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010\nRIP: 0010:__submit_merged_write_cond+0x164/0x240 [f2fs]\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n f2fs_submit_merged_write+0x1d/0x30 [f2fs]\n commit_checkpoint+0x110/0x1e0 [f2fs]\n f2fs_write_checkpoint+0x9f7/0xf00 [f2fs]\n ? __pfx_issue_checkpoint_thread+0x10/0x10 [f2fs]\n __checkpoint_and_complete_reqs+0x84/0x190 [f2fs]\n ? preempt_count_add+0x82/0xc0\n ? __pfx_issue_checkpoint_thread+0x10/0x10 [f2fs]\n issue_checkpoint_thread+0x4c/0xf0 [f2fs]\n ? __pfx_autoremove_wake_function+0x10/0x10\n kthread+0xff/0x130\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50\n </TASK>"}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/f2fs/data.c"],"versions":[{"version":"64bf0eef0171912f7c2f3ea30ee6ad7a2ad0a511","lessThan":"83dbb9a1bd5ef2eea73275906fc50b2fdda39cd5","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"64bf0eef0171912f7c2f3ea30ee6ad7a2ad0a511","lessThan":"eb52f13c6093ac761dbeaa459c810fc0253209fc","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"64bf0eef0171912f7c2f3ea30ee6ad7a2ad0a511","lessThan":"267c159f9c7bcb7009dae16889b880c5ed8759a8","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/f2fs/data.c"],"versions":[{"version":"5.18","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"5.18","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.16","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.2.3","lessThanOrEqual":"6.2.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.3","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.18","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.16"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.18","versionEndExcluding":"6.2.3"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.18","versionEndExcluding":"6.3"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83dbb9a1bd5ef2eea73275906fc50b2fdda39cd5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb52f13c6093ac761dbeaa459c810fc0253209fc"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/267c159f9c7bcb7009dae16889b880c5ed8759a8"}],"title":"f2fs: fix kernel crash due to null io->bio","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}