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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
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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