Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2024· Updated Jul 11, 2025
f2fs: explicitly null-terminate the xattr list
CVE-2023-52436
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: explicitly null-terminate the xattr list
When setting an xattr, explicitly null-terminate the xattr list. This eliminates the fragile assumption that the unused xattr space is always zeroed.
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References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/12cf91e23b126718a96b914f949f2cdfeadc7b2amitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/16ae3132ff7746894894927c1892493693b89135mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2525d1ba225b5c167162fa344013c408e8b4de36mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/32a6cfc67675ee96fe107aeed5af9776fec63f11mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e47740091b05ac8d7836a33afd8646b6863ca52mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de9e9dd1828db9b8b962f7ca42548bd596deb8amitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e26b6d39270f5eab0087453d9b544189a38c8564mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6c30bfe5a49bc38cae985083a11016800708feamitre
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