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FKIE_CVE-2023-54311

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-30 13:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:47
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix deadlock when converting an inline directory in nojournal mode In no journal mode, ext4_finish_convert_inline_dir() can self-deadlock by calling ext4_handle_dirty_dirblock() when it already has taken the directory lock. There is a similar self-deadlock in ext4_incvert_inline_data_nolock() for data files which we'll fix at the same time. A simple reproducer demonstrating the problem: mke2fs -Fq -t ext2 -O inline_data -b 4k /dev/vdc 64 mount -t ext4 -o dirsync /dev/vdc /vdc cd /vdc mkdir file0 cd file0 touch file0 touch file1 attr -s BurnSpaceInEA -V abcde . touch supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b1c4357bb21d9770451a1bdb8d419ea10bada88
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f8b55136ad787aed2c184f7cb3e93772ae637a3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/640c8c365999c6f23447ac766437236ad88317c5
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665cc3ba50330049524c1d275bc840a8f28dde73
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/804de0c72cd473e186ca4e1f6287d45431b14e5a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4fa4768c9acff77245d672d855d2c88294850b1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4ce24f54d9cca4f09a395f3eecce20d6bec4663
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: fix deadlock when converting an inline directory in nojournal mode\n\nIn no journal mode, ext4_finish_convert_inline_dir() can self-deadlock\nby calling ext4_handle_dirty_dirblock() when it already has taken the\ndirectory lock.  There is a similar self-deadlock in\next4_incvert_inline_data_nolock() for data files which we\u0027ll fix at\nthe same time.\n\nA simple reproducer demonstrating the problem:\n\n    mke2fs -Fq -t ext2 -O inline_data -b 4k /dev/vdc 64\n    mount -t ext4 -o dirsync /dev/vdc /vdc\n    cd /vdc\n    mkdir file0\n    cd file0\n    touch file0\n    touch file1\n    attr -s BurnSpaceInEA -V abcde .\n    touch supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\next4: corregir interbloqueo al convertir un directorio en l\u00ednea en modo sin diario\n\nEn modo sin diario, ext4_finish_convert_inline_dir() puede auto-interbloquearse al llamar a ext4_handle_dirty_dirblock() cuando ya ha tomado el bloqueo del directorio. Existe un auto-interbloqueo similar en ext4_incvert_inline_data_nolock() para archivos de datos, el cual solucionaremos al mismo tiempo.\n\nUn reproductor simple que demuestra el problema:\n\n    mke2fs -Fq -t ext2 -O inline_data -b 4k /dev/vdc 64\n    mount -t ext4 -o dirsync /dev/vdc /vdc\n    cd /vdc\n    mkdir file0\n    cd file0\n    touch file0\n    touch file1\n    attr -s BurnSpaceInEA -V abcde .\n    touch supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2023-54311",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:47:12.273",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-12-30T13:16:20.317",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}



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