CVE-2023-52804: fs/jfs: Add validity check for db_maxag and db_agpref

Description

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

fs/jfs: Add validity check for db_maxag and db_agpref

Both db_maxag and db_agpref are used as the index of the
db_agfree array, but there is currently no validity check for
db_maxag and db_agpref, which can lead to errors.

The following is related bug reported by Syzbot:

UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:639:20
index 7936 is out of range for type 'atomic_t[128]'

Add checking that the values of db_maxag and db_agpref are valid
indexes for the db_agfree array.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2023-52804

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 15.26% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

Timeline

2024-12-20 00:32:10 UTC
CVE

fs/jfs: Add validity check for db_maxag and db_agpref