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6.3

CVE-2023-53081: Linux kernel can lose data after a failed write

CVE-2023-53081 · published 1 year ago
Summary

The Linux kernel versions used in standard, Azure, AWS, and GCP distributions have a bug where a write that fails can cause data to disappear from the file system. This can happen when the system tries to write a page of data that extends beyond the end of a file, leaving the data unrecoverable. Updating the kernel to the latest released version resolves the issue.

What to do
  • Update canonical linux-aws-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1107.115~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1113.119~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1110.119~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-hwe-5.4 to version 5.4.0-156.173~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1054.59~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1106.115~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-raspi-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1091.102~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux to version 5.4.0-156.173.
  • Update canonical linux-aws to version 5.4.0-1107.115.
  • Update canonical linux-aws-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-azure to version 5.4.0-1114.120.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1045.52~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-bluefield to version 5.4.0-1068.74.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp to version 5.4.0-1110.119.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1039.47~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-hwe-5.15 to version 5.15.0-79.86~20.04.2.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm to version 5.4.0-1054.59.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1036.39~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-intel-iotg-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1037.42~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-iot to version 5.4.0-1019.20.
  • Update canonical linux-kvm to version 5.4.0-1096.102.
  • Update canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 to version 5.15.0-79.88~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1016.16~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle to version 5.4.0-1106.115.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-raspi to version 5.4.0-1091.102.
  • Update canonical linux-riscv-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1038.42~20.04.2.
  • Update canonical linux-xilinx-zynqmp to version 5.4.0-1027.31.
  • Update canonical linux-aws-fips to version 5.4.0-1107.115+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-fips to version 5.4.0-1113.119+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux-fips to version 5.4.0-1082.91.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-fips to version 5.4.0-1110.119+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux to version 5.15.0-79.86.
  • Update canonical linux-aws to version 5.15.0-1042.47.
  • Update canonical linux-azure to version 5.15.0-1045.52.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp to version 5.15.0-1039.47.
  • Update canonical linux-gke to version 5.15.0-1039.44.
  • Update canonical linux-gkeop to version 5.15.0-1025.30.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm to version 5.15.0-1035.38.
  • Update canonical linux-intel-iotg to version 5.15.0-1037.42.
  • Update canonical linux-kvm to version 5.15.0-1039.44.
  • Update canonical linux-lowlatency to version 5.15.0-79.88.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia to version 5.15.0-1030.30.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia-tegra to version 5.15.0-1016.16.
  • Update canonical linux-nvidia-tegra-igx to version 5.15.0-1002.2.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle to version 5.15.0-1040.46.
  • Update canonical linux-raspi to version 5.15.0-1035.38.
  • Update canonical linux-xilinx-zynqmp to version 5.15.0-1025.29.
  • Update canonical linux-bluefield to version 5.15.0-1022.24.
  • Update canonical linux-intel-iot-realtime to version 5.15.0-1036.38.
  • Update canonical linux-realtime to version 5.15.0-1043.48.
  • Update debian linux to version 6.1.25-1.
  • Update linux kernel to version 6.2.8.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-fde to version 5.15.0-1045.52.1.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
– linux linux_kernel >= 4.9.242, < 4.10
>= 4.14.204, < 4.14.312
>= 4.19.155, < 4.19.280
>= 5.4.75, < 5.4.240
>= 5.9.5, < 5.10.177
>= 5.11, < 5.15.105
>= 5.16, < 6.1.21
>= 6.2, < 6.2.8
6.3
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS canonical linux-azure All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-hwe All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux-azure All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe All versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-edge All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.0 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.4 < 5.4.0-1107.115~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1107.115~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-4.15 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.4 < 5.4.0-1113.119~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1113.119~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-edge All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-4.15 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.4 < 5.4.0-1110.119~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1110.119~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gke-4.15 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gke-5.4 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop-5.4 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.4 < 5.4.0-156.173~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-156.173~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-edge All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm-5.4 < 5.4.0-1054.59~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1054.59~18.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-kvm All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oem All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.0 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.4 < 5.4.0-1106.115~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1106.115~18.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi-5.4 < 5.4.0-1091.102~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1091.102~18.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS canonical linux-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux < 5.4.0-156.173
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-156.173
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws < 5.4.0-1107.115
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1107.115
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.15 < 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure < 5.4.0-1114.120
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1114.120
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.15 < 5.15.0-1045.52~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1045.52~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-bluefield < 5.4.0-1068.74
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1068.74
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp < 5.4.0-1110.119
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1110.119
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.15 < 5.15.0-1039.47~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1039.47~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.15 < 5.15.0-79.86~20.04.2
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-79.86~20.04.2
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm < 5.4.0-1054.59
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1054.59
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Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm-5.15 < 5.15.0-1036.39~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1036.39~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iotg-5.15 < 5.15.0-1037.42~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1037.42~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-iot < 5.4.0-1019.20
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1019.20
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-kvm < 5.4.0-1096.102
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1096.102
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 < 5.15.0-79.88~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-79.88~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 < 5.15.0-1016.16~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1016.16~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle < 5.4.0-1106.115
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1106.115
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.15 < 5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi < 5.4.0-1091.102
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1091.102
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.15 < 5.15.0-1038.42~20.04.2
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1038.42~20.04.2
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-xilinx-zynqmp < 5.4.0-1027.31
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1027.31
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gke All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gke-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.10 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.14 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.6 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi2 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips < 5.4.0-1107.115+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1107.115+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fips < 5.4.0-1113.119+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1113.119+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS canonical linux-fips < 5.4.0-1082.91
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1082.91
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips < 5.4.0-1110.119+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1110.119+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS canonical linux-fips All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux < 5.15.0-79.86
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-79.86
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-allwinner-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws < 5.15.0-1042.47
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1042.47
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure < 5.15.0-1045.52
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1045.52
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde < 5.15.0-1045.52.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1045.52.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp < 5.15.0-1039.47
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1039.47
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gke < 5.15.0-1039.44
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1039.44
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop < 5.15.0-1025.30
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1025.30
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm < 5.15.0-1035.38
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1035.38
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iotg < 5.15.0-1037.42
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1037.42
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-kvm < 5.15.0-1039.44
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1039.44
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency < 5.15.0-79.88
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-79.88
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia < 5.15.0-1030.30
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1030.30
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-tegra < 5.15.0-1016.16
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1016.16
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-tegra-igx < 5.15.0-1002.2
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1002.2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.17 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.0 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.1 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle < 5.15.0-1040.46
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1040.46
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi < 5.15.0-1035.38
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1035.38
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-starfive-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-starfive-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-starfive-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-xilinx-zynqmp < 5.15.0-1025.29
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1025.29
Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:22.04:LTS canonical linux-bluefield < 5.15.0-1022.24
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1022.24
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS canonical linux-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iot-realtime < 5.15.0-1036.38
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1036.38
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS canonical linux-realtime < 5.15.0-1043.48
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1043.48
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:24.04:LTS canonical linux-bluefield All versions
Debian:12 debian linux < 6.1.25-1
Fix: upgrade to 6.1.25-1
Linux linux kernel >= 5.16.0, < 6.2.8
Fix: upgrade to 6.2.8
Original advisory text
ocfs2: fix data corruption after failed write
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix data corruption after failed write When buffered write fails to copy data into underlying page cache page, ocfs2_write_end_nolock() just zeroes out and dirties the page. This can leave dirty page beyond EOF and if page writeback tries to write this page before write succeeds and expands i_size, page gets into inconsistent state where page dirty bit is clear but buffer dirty bits stay set resulting in page data never getting written and so data copied to the page is lost. Fix the problem by invalidating page beyond EOF after failed write.
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
6.3 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
Timeline
Published2 May 2025
Updated30 Oct 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
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