What is CVE-2023-52591?

CVE-2023-52591 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2023-52591 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52591?

CVE-2023-52591 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52591?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52591. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-52591 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52591 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-52591

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: reiserfs: Avoid touching renamed directory if parent does not change The VFS will not be locking moved directory if its parent does not change. Change reiserfs rename code to avoid touching renamed directory if its parent does not change as without locking that can corrupt the filesystem.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-03-06

Last modified 2025-03-14

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-52591 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e1361cb91dc1325834da95d2ab532959d2debc
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49db9b1b86a82448dfaf3fcfefcf678dee56c8ed
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c04c162f82ac403917780eb6d1654694455d4e7c
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52591

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-03-06

Modified 2025-03-14

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52591?

CVE-2023-52591 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2023-52591 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52591?

CVE-2023-52591 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52591?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52591. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-52591 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52591 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.