CVE-2023-52436: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: explicitly null-terminate the xattr list When setting an xattr, explicitly null-terminate the xattr list. This eliminates the fragile assumption that the unused xattr space is always zeroed.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 4.19.306 (fixed in 4.19.306); from 4.20.0, before 5.4.268 (fixed in 5.4.268); from 5.5.0, before 5.10.209 (fixed in 5.10.209); from 5.11.0, before 5.15.148 (fixed in 5.15.148); from 5.16.0, before 6.1.74 (fixed in 6.1.74); from 6.2.0, before 6.6.13 (fixed in 6.6.13); …

Published 2024-02-20. Last modified 2026-08-15.