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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53101

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: zero i_disksize when initializing the bootloader inode If the boot loader inode has never been used before

Published May 2, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check this week

CVE-2023-53101 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 20.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
20.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 3.10

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: zero i_disksize when initializing the bootloader inode If the boot loader inode has never been used before, the EXT4_IOC_SWAP_BOOT inode will initialize it, including setting the i_size to 0. However, if the "never before used" boot loader has a non-zero i_size, then i_disksize will be non-zero, and the inconsistency between i_size and i_disksize can trigger a kernel warning: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 2580 at fs/ext4/file.c:319 CPU: 0 PID: 2580 Comm: bb Not tainted 6.3.0-rc1-00004-g703695902cfa RIP: 0010:ext4_file_write_iter+

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  • vendor Linux Linux 3.103.10

How to fix CVE-2023-53101

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-53101 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 20.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 3.10 3.10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 20.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 2, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: zero i_disksize when initializing the bootloader inode If the boot loader inode has never been used before, the EXT4_IOC_SWAP_BOOT inode will initialize it, including setting the i_size to 0. However, if the "never before used" boot loader has a non-zero i_size, then i_disksize will be non-zero, and the inconsistency between

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: zero i_disksize when initializing the bootloader inode If the boot loader inode has never been used before, the EXT4_IOC_SWAP_BOOT inode will initialize it, including setting the i_size to 0. However, if the "never before used" boot loader has a non-zero i_size, then i_disksize will be non-zero, and the inconsistency between

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53101

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-13165

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: zero i_disksize when initializing the bootloader inode If the boot loader inode has never been used before, the EXT4_IOC_SWAP_BOOT inode will initialize it, including setting the i_size to 0. However, if th

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.