Description

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

reiserfs: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change

The VFS will not be locking moved directory if its parent does not
change. Change reiserfs rename code to avoid touching renamed directory
if its parent does not change as without locking that can corrupt the
filesystem.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2023-52591

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.81% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e1361cb91dc1325834da95d2ab532959d2debc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c04c162f82ac403917780eb6d1654694455d4e7c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49db9b1b86a82448dfaf3fcfefcf678dee56c8ed

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