Answer in brief
CVE-2023-52590 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in ocfs2: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c <de940cede3c41624e2de27f805b490999f419df9 || >=ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c <9d618d19b29c2943527e3a43da0a35aea91062fc | de940cede3c41624e2de27f805b490999f419df9, 9d618d19b29c2943527e3a43da0a35aea91062fc |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.16 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Mar 6, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change The VFS will not be locking moved directory if its parent does not change. Change ocfs2 rename code to avoid touching renamed directory if its parent does not change as without locking that can corrupt the filesystem.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2023-52590 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in ocfs2: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c <de940cede3c41624e2de27f805b490999f419df9 || >=ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c <9d618d19b29c2943527e3a43da0a35aea91062fc | de940cede3c41624e2de27f805b490999f419df9, 9d618d19b29c2943527e3a43da0a35aea91062fc |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.16 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Mar 6, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change The VFS will not be locking moved directory if its parent does not change. Change ocfs2 rename code to avoid touching renamed directory if its parent does not change as without locking that can corrupt the filesystem.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.