SB20251226318 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel nilfs2
Published: December 26, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20251226318
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54140)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the nilfs_load_inode_block() function in fs/nilfs2/inode.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c11be2dca295742a5508ea910a77f7733fb7f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473795610594f261e98920f0945550314df36f07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4da07e958bfda2d69d83db105780e8916e3ac02e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99a73016a5e12a09586a96f998e91f9ea145cd00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b308b3eabc429649b5501d36290cea403fbd746c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b911bef132a06de01a745c6a24172d6db7216333
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdaac8e7e5a059f9b5e816cda257f08d0abffacd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d95e403588738c7ec38f52b9f490b15e7745d393
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1d637b63d8a27ac3386f186a694907f2717fc13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.195