CVE-2023-53813 ext4: fix rbtree traversal bug in ext4_mb_use_preallocated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix rbtree traversal bug in ext4mbusepreallocated During allocations, while looking for preallocationsPA in the per inode rbtree, we can't do a direct traversal of the tree because ext4mbdiscardgrouppreallocation can...

CVE-2023-53813

CVE-2023-53813 concerns linux kernel ext4 preallocation handling. The issue arises in ext4 during PA (preallocated area) search in the per-inode rb-tree: a direct traversal can miss entries because ext4_mb_discard_group_preallocation() may concurrently delete a PA, potentially causing a BUG_ON wh...