Is CVE-2023-52591 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-52591 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-52591?

CVE-2023-52591 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-52591?

CVE-2023-52591 has an EPSS score of 0.24% (15th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52591?

Upgrade linux on debian 13 to 6.7.7-1 or later. Fixes are available for 65 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-52591

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: reiserfs: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change The VFS will not be locking moved directory if its parent does not change. Change reiserfs rename code to avoid touching renamed directory if its parent does not change as without locking that can corrupt the filesystem.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:6.7.7-1CVE-2023-52591

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41USN-6818-1

linux-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.21USN-6819-2

linux-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23USN-6819-1

linux-azure-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1

linux-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.24USN-6818-1

linux-gcp-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.24~22.04.1USN-6818-1

linux-hwe-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4

linux-image-6.5.0-1015-starfiveUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1015.16~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Fixed in:6.5.0-1015.16USN-6819-1

linux-image-6.5.0-1017-laptopUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1017.20USN-6818-2

linux-image-6.5.0-1018-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1018.21USN-6818-1

linux-image-6.5.0-1021-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.21USN-6819-2

linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidiaUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.22USN-6818-3

linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.22USN-6818-3

linux-image-6.5.0-1022-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23USN-6819-1

linux-image-6.5.0-1022-azure-fdeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.23USN-6819-1

linux-image-6.5.0-1022-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.24~22.04.1USN-6818-1

Fixed in:6.5.0-1022.24USN-6818-1

linux-image-6.5.0-1024-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.25USN-6819-3

linux-image-6.5.0-1024-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24USN-6819-2

linux-image-6.5.0-1024-oracle-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24USN-6819-2

linux-image-6.5.0-41-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-6.5.0-41-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1USN-6818-1

linux-image-6.5.0-41-lowlatency-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1USN-6818-1

linux-image-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.21USN-6819-2

linux-image-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.26USN-6819-1

linux-image-azure-fdeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.23~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.26USN-6819-1

linux-image-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.24~22.04.1USN-6818-1

Fixed in:6.5.0.1022.24USN-6818-1

linux-image-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4

linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4

linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-laptop-23.10Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1017.20USN-6818-2

linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41.1USN-6818-1

linux-image-lowlatency-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41.1USN-6818-1

linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1

linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1

linux-image-nvidia-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.29USN-6818-3

linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.29USN-6818-3

linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.29USN-6818-3

linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1021.29USN-6818-3

linux-image-oem-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3

linux-image-oem-22.04aUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3

linux-image-oem-22.04bUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3

linux-image-oem-22.04cUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3

linux-image-oem-22.04dUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-3

linux-image-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-2

linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4

Fixed in:6.5.0.1024.26USN-6819-2

linux-image-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1018.19USN-6818-1

linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1018.19USN-6818-1

linux-image-starfiveUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.1015.16~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Fixed in:6.5.0.1015.17USN-6819-1

linux-image-virtualUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41USN-6818-1

linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0.41.41~22.04.2USN-6818-4

linux-laptopUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1017.20USN-6818-2

linux-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1USN-6818-1

linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-41.41.1~22.04.1USN-6818-1

linux-nvidia-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1021.22USN-6818-3

linux-oem-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.25USN-6819-3

linux-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24USN-6819-2

linux-oracle-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1USN-6819-4

linux-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1018.21USN-6818-1

linux-starfiveUbuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1015.16USN-6819-1

linux-starfive-6.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.5.0-1015.16~22.04.1USN-6819-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

15thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

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