{"cve":"CVE-2023-53270","nvd":{"published":"2025-09-16T08:15:35.790","modified":"2026-06-17T06:44:41.770","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: fix i_disksize exceeding i_size problem in paritally written case\n\nIt is possible for i_disksize can exceed i_size, triggering a warning.\n\ngeneric_perform_write\n copied = iov_iter_copy_from_user_atomic(len) // copied < len\n ext4_da_write_end\n | ext4_update_i_disksize\n |  new_i_size = pos + copied;\n |  WRITE_ONCE(EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize, newsize) // update i_disksize\n | generic_write_end\n |  copied = block_write_end(copied, len) // copied = 0\n |   if (unlikely(copied < len))\n |    if (!PageUptodate(page))\n |     copied = 0;\n |  if (pos + copied > inode->i_size) // return false\n if (unlikely(copied == 0))\n  goto again;\n if (unlikely(iov_iter_fault_in_readable(i, bytes))) {\n  status = -EFAULT;\n  break;\n }\n\nWe get i_disksize greater than i_size here, which could trigger WARNING\ncheck 'i_size_read(inode) < EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize' while doing dio:\n\next4_dio_write_iter\n iomap_dio_rw\n  __iomap_dio_rw // return err, length is not aligned to 512\n ext4_handle_inode_extension\n  WARN_ON_ONCE(i_size_read(inode) < EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize) // Oops\n\n WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 2609 at fs/ext4/file.c:319\n CPU: 2 PID: 2609 Comm: aa Not tainted 6.3.0-rc2\n RIP: 0010:ext4_file_write_iter+0xbc7\n Call Trace:\n  vfs_write+0x3b1\n  ksys_write+0x77\n  do_syscall_64+0x39\n\nFix it by updating 'copied' value before updating i_disksize just like\next4_write_inline_data_end() does.\n\nA reproducer can be found in the buganizer link below.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18eb23891aeae3229baf8c7c23b76be3364e1967","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dedde690303c05ef732b7c5c8356fdf60a4ade3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ecea2fee14227712694c8b54ad99d471e61de92","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53877ed201baa6b58f7ce9df92664a839113c30e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d30090eb546d993ea3f3023452540c476ea614a5"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:08:41.295252406+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53270","score":0.00159,"percentile":0.05028,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}