# CVE-2023-52602: jfs: fix slab-out-of-bounds Read in dtSearch

- 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=total
- 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 slab-out-of-bounds Read in dtSearch Currently while searching for current page in the sorted entry table of the page there is a out of bound access. Added a bound check to fix the error. Dave: Set return code to -EIO

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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/ce8bc22e948634a5c0a3fa58a179177d0e3f3950
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9d6828589d57f94a23fb1c46112cda39d7efdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c40ca3d39d769931b28295b3145c25f1decf5a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c6a96c3d74df185ee344977d46944d6f33bb4dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cab0c265ba182fd266c2aa3c69d7e40640a7f612
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7110650b85dd2f1cee819acd1345a9013a1a62f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bff9d4078a232c01e42e9377d005fb2f4d31a472
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa5492ee89463a7590a1449358002ff7ef63529f

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