# CVE-2023-52804: fs/jfs: Add validity check for db\_maxag and db\_agpref

- 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: 2024-05-21 · 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: fs/jfs: Add validity check for db_maxag and db_agpref Both db_maxag and db_agpref are used as the index of the db_agfree array, but there is currently no validity check for db_maxag and db_agpref, which can lead to errors. The following is related bug reported by Syzbot: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:639:20 index 7936 is out of range for type 'atomic_t[128]' Add checking that the values of db_maxag and db_agpref are valid indexes for the db_agfree array.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0649e2dd4a3595b5595a29d0064d047c2fae2fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce15b0f1a431168f07b1cc6c9f71206a2db5c809
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32bd8f1cbcf8b663e29dd1f908ba3a129541a11b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6c8863fb3f57700ab583d875adda04caaf2278a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f74d336990f37703a8eee77153463d65b67f70e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5013f8269887642cca784adc8db9b5f0b771533f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dca403bb035a565bb98ecc1dda5d30f676feda40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2323de34a3ae61a9f9b544c18583f71cea86721f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64933ab7b04881c6c18b21ff206c12278341c72e

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