vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2023-53526: Important priority package update for kernel
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C) | Oct 1, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 1, 2025
Added
Oct 24, 2025
Modified
Oct 24, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jbd2: check 'jh->b_transaction' before removing it from checkpoint
Following process will corrupt ext4 image:
Step 1:
jbd2_journal_commit_transaction
__jbd2_journal_insert_checkpoint(jh, commit_transaction)
// Put jh into trans1->t_checkpoint_list
journal->j_checkpoint_transactions = commit_transaction
// Put trans1 into journal->j_checkpoint_transactions
Step 2:
do_get_write_access
test_clear_buffer_dirty(bh) // clear buffer dirty,set jbd dirty
__jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, transaction) // jh belongs to trans2
Step 3:
drop_cache
journal_shrink_one_cp_list
jbd2_journal_try_remove_checkpoint
if (!trylock_buffer(bh)) // lock bh, true
if (buffer_dirty(bh)) // buffer is not dirty
__jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint(jh)
// remove jh from trans1->t_checkpoint_list
Step 4:
jbd2_log_do_checkpoint
trans1 = journal->j_checkpoint_transactions
// jh is not in trans1->t_checkpoint_list
jbd2_cleanup_journal_tail(journal) // trans1 is done
Step 5: Power cut, trans2 is not committed, jh is lost in next mounting.
Fix it by checking 'jh->b_transaction' before remove it from checkpoint.
jbd2: check 'jh->b_transaction' before removing it from checkpoint
Following process will corrupt ext4 image:
Step 1:
jbd2_journal_commit_transaction
__jbd2_journal_insert_checkpoint(jh, commit_transaction)
// Put jh into trans1->t_checkpoint_list
journal->j_checkpoint_transactions = commit_transaction
// Put trans1 into journal->j_checkpoint_transactions
Step 2:
do_get_write_access
test_clear_buffer_dirty(bh) // clear buffer dirty,set jbd dirty
__jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, transaction) // jh belongs to trans2
Step 3:
drop_cache
journal_shrink_one_cp_list
jbd2_journal_try_remove_checkpoint
if (!trylock_buffer(bh)) // lock bh, true
if (buffer_dirty(bh)) // buffer is not dirty
__jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint(jh)
// remove jh from trans1->t_checkpoint_list
Step 4:
jbd2_log_do_checkpoint
trans1 = journal->j_checkpoint_transactions
// jh is not in trans1->t_checkpoint_list
jbd2_cleanup_journal_tail(journal) // trans1 is done
Step 5: Power cut, trans2 is not committed, jh is lost in next mounting.
Fix it by checking 'jh->b_transaction' before remove it from checkpoint.
Solutions
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