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f2fs: synchronize atomic write aborts

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: synchronize atomic write aborts To fix a race condition between atomic write aborts, I use the inode lock and make COW inode to be re-usable thoroughout the whole atomic file inode lifetime.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.18, 6.2.5
CVEs
CVE-2023-53838
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 08:57 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

f2fs: synchronize atomic write aborts

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Dec 2025, 01:29 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: synchronize atomic write aborts To fix a race condition between atomic write aborts, I use the inode lock and make COW inode to be re-usable thoroughout the whole atomic file inode lifetime.

osv:CVE-2023-53838

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.18, 6.2.5

Complete source record
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