PT-2025-41127 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2023-04-12 · Updated 2026-02-03 · CVE-2023-53683

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The Linux kernel contained a condition in the HFSplus filesystem implementation where WARN ON() was triggered in the hfsplus cat {read,write} inode() functions due to a crafted filesystem image containing a bogus length. This condition did not represent a kernel bug that could justify a kernel panic.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Assertion Failure

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-617

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-04118

CVE-2023-53683

SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4139-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4149-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4189-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Suse

References · 616

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53683.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53683 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:4189-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53683 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8daee66585897a4c90d937c91e762100237bff9 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-53683 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37cab61a52d6f42b2d961c51bcf369f09e235fb5 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9d68d84b2e41ba3f2a727b36f035fad6800492 · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-04118 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75d9211a07fed513c08c5d4861c4a36ac6a74fe · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c074913b12db3632b11588b31bbfb0fa80a0a1c9 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53683 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53683 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:4149-1 · Vendor Advisory