# CVE-2023-52600: jfs: fix uaf in jfs\_evict\_inode

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-03-06 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix uaf in jfs_evict_inode When the execution of diMount(ipimap) fails, the object ipimap that has been released may be accessed in diFreeSpecial(). Asynchronous ipimap release occurs when rcu_core() calls jfs_free_node(). Therefore, when diMount(ipimap) fails, sbi->ipimap should not be initialized as ipimap.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81b4249ef37297fb17ba102a524039a05c6c5d35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93df0a2a0b3cde2d7ab3a52ed46ea1d6d4aaba5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc6ef64dbe71136f327d63b2b9071b828af2c2a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e44dc3f96e903815dab1d74fff8faafdc6feb61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32e8f2d95528d45828c613417cb2827d866cbdce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1696d6d7d4a1b373e96428d0fe1166bd7c3c795e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bacdaa04251382d7efd4f09f9a0686bfcc297e2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e1958f4c365e380b17ccb35617345b31ef7bf3

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