Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53214 records a High severity (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in f2fs: fix to avoid potential memory corruption in __update_iostat_latency(). 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 7.0. 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 | >=a4b6817625e71d5d4aee16cacf7a7fec077c6dbe <aa4d726af72a21732ce120484e0b1240674a13b3 || >=a4b6817625e71d5d4aee16cacf7a7fec077c6dbe <22ddbbff116ee7dce5431feb1c0f36a507d2d68d || >=a4b6817625e71d5d4aee16cacf7a7fec077c6dbe <20b4f3de0f3932f71b4a8daf0671e517a8d98022 || >=a4b6817625e71d5d4aee16cacf7a7fec077c6dbe <0dbbf0fb38d5ec5d4138d1aeaeb43d9217b9a592 | aa4d726af72a21732ce120484e0b1240674a13b3, 22ddbbff116ee7dce5431feb1c0f36a507d2d68d, 20b4f3de0f3932f71b4a8daf0671e517a8d98022, 0dbbf0fb38d5ec5d4138d1aeaeb43d9217b9a592 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 15, 2025
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: f2fs: fix to avoid potential memory corruption in __update_iostat_latency() Add iotype sanity check to avoid potential memory corruption. This is to fix the compile error below: fs/f2fs/iostat.c:231 __update_iostat_latency() error: buffer overflow 'io_lat->peak_lat[type]' 3 <= 3 vim +228 fs/f2fs/iostat.c 211 static inline void __update_iostat_latency(struct bio_iostat_ctx *iostat_ctx, 212 enum iostat_lat_type type) 213 { 214 unsigned long ts_diff; 215 unsigned int page_type = iostat_ctx->type; 216 struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = iostat_ctx->sbi; 217 struct iostat_lat_info *io_lat = sbi->iostat_io_lat; 218 unsigned long flags; 219 220 if (!sbi->iostat_enable) 221 return; 222 223 ts_diff = jiffies - iostat_ctx->submit_ts; 224 if (page_type >= META_FLUSH) ^^^^^^^^^^ 225 page_type = META; 226 227 spin_lock_irqsave(&sbi->iostat_lat_lock, flags); @228 io_lat->sum_lat[type][page_type] += ts_diff; ^^^^^^^^^ Mixup between META_FLUSH and NR_PAGE_TYPE leads to memory corruption.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53214 records a High severity (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in f2fs: fix to avoid potential memory corruption in __update_iostat_latency(). 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 7.0. 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 | >=a4b6817625e71d5d4aee16cacf7a7fec077c6dbe <aa4d726af72a21732ce120484e0b1240674a13b3 || >=a4b6817625e71d5d4aee16cacf7a7fec077c6dbe <22ddbbff116ee7dce5431feb1c0f36a507d2d68d || >=a4b6817625e71d5d4aee16cacf7a7fec077c6dbe <20b4f3de0f3932f71b4a8daf0671e517a8d98022 || >=a4b6817625e71d5d4aee16cacf7a7fec077c6dbe <0dbbf0fb38d5ec5d4138d1aeaeb43d9217b9a592 | aa4d726af72a21732ce120484e0b1240674a13b3, 22ddbbff116ee7dce5431feb1c0f36a507d2d68d, 20b4f3de0f3932f71b4a8daf0671e517a8d98022, 0dbbf0fb38d5ec5d4138d1aeaeb43d9217b9a592 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 15, 2025
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: f2fs: fix to avoid potential memory corruption in __update_iostat_latency() Add iotype sanity check to avoid potential memory corruption. This is to fix the compile error below: fs/f2fs/iostat.c:231 __update_iostat_latency() error: buffer overflow 'io_lat->peak_lat[type]' 3 <= 3 vim +228 fs/f2fs/iostat.c 211 static inline void __update_iostat_latency(struct bio_iostat_ctx *iostat_ctx, 212 enum iostat_lat_type type) 213 { 214 unsigned long ts_diff; 215 unsigned int page_type = iostat_ctx->type; 216 struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = iostat_ctx->sbi; 217 struct iostat_lat_info *io_lat = sbi->iostat_io_lat; 218 unsigned long flags; 219 220 if (!sbi->iostat_enable) 221 return; 222 223 ts_diff = jiffies - iostat_ctx->submit_ts; 224 if (page_type >= META_FLUSH) ^^^^^^^^^^ 225 page_type = META; 226 227 spin_lock_irqsave(&sbi->iostat_lat_lock, flags); @228 io_lat->sum_lat[type][page_type] += ts_diff; ^^^^^^^^^ Mixup between META_FLUSH and NR_PAGE_TYPE leads to memory corruption.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.