PT-2025-54014 · Linux+2 · Linux+2
Published
2023-01-01
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Updated
2026-05-26
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CVE-2023-54185
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Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
linux (affected versions not specified)
Description
The Linux kernel contains an issue within the btrfs subsystem related to error handling in the
add new free space() function. The function previously included BUG ON() checks to handle potential failures when adding free space to the in-memory free space cache, specifically addressing rare out-of-memory (-ENOMEM) errors. These checks have been removed, and the function now directly returns any errors encountered to the caller, which is already equipped to handle them. This change simplifies the error handling process and removes unnecessary checks.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Debian
Linux
Btrfs