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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54119

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: inotify: Avoid reporting event with invalid wd When inotify_freeing_mark() races with inotify_handle_inode_event() it can happen that inotify_handle_inode_event() sees that i_mark->wd got already reset to -1 and reports this value to userspace which can confuse the inotify listener. Avoid the problem by validating that wd is sensible (and pretend the mark got removed before the event got generated otherwise).

Products
linux
Affected versions
6.1.27-1
Fixed versions
6.1.37-1, 6.3.7-1
CVEs
CVE-2023-54119
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 15:11 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54119

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Dec 2025, 13:16 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: inotify: Avoid reporting event with invalid wd When inotify_freeing_mark() races with inotify_handle_inode_event() it can happen that inotify_handle_inode_event() sees that i_mark->wd got already reset to -1 and reports this value to userspace which can confuse the inotify listener. Avoid the problem by validating that wd is sensible (and pretend the mark got removed before the event got generated otherwise).

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54119

linux

Fixed versions: 6.1.37-1

linux

Fixed versions: 6.3.7-1

linux

Fixed versions: 6.3.7-1

Complete source record
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