Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-52590

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - ocfs2: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change The VFS will not be locking moved directory if its parent does not change. Change ocfs2 rename...

BELL-CVE-2023-52590

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CVE-2023-52590 ocfs2: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change The VFS will not be locking moved directory if its parent does not change. Change ocfs2 rename code to avoid touching renamed directory if its parent does not chan...

CVE-2023-52590

CVE-2023-52590 affects the Linux kernel OCFS2 rename path. The issue arises when renaming a directory where the parent does not change; the VFS could lock-touch the renamed directory, risking filesystem corruption. The fix ensures ocfs2 rename code avoids touching a renamed directory if its paren...