A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem in the way it handled the extra inode size for extended attributes. This flaw could allow a privileged local user to cause a system crash or other undefined behaviors.
CVE-2023-2513
Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-05-08. NVD baseline CVSS 6.7; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.7
- EG Score
- 6.7(medium)
- EG Risk
- 30(Track)EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity67% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 16%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 8, 2023
Last Modified
April 23, 2025
References (6)
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2193097
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/67d7d8ad99be
- secalert@redhathttps://lore.kernel.org/all/20220616021358.2504451-1-libaokun1%40huawei.com/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2193097
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/67d7d8ad99be
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220616021358.2504451-1-libaokun1%40huawei.com/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-2513(9)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2025:15670Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
- RHSA-2025:15660Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
- RHSA-2025:15658Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security update
- RHSA-2025:15656Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
- RHSA-2024:0412Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2023:7077Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2023:6901Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2023:2458Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- +1 more
Patch Availability(11)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-lowlatency (4.4.0.243.249) @ xenial | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:5.14.0-70.146.1.el9_0 | 2025-09-11 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-305.172.1.el8_4 | 2025-09-11 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-193.168.1.el8_2 | 2025-09-10 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-477.110.1.el8_8 | 2025-09-10 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-70.146.1.rt21.218.el9_0 | 2025-09-10 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6 | 2024-01-25 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 | 2023-11-14 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9 | 2023-11-14 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | 2023-05-09 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | 2023-05-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (18 versions) | 5.10.140-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.19.6-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.19.6-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.19.6-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(3)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-25132023-05-16
A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem in the way it handled the extra inode size for extended attributes. This flaw could allow a privileged local user to cause a system crash or other undefined behaviors.
- Red HatRHSA-2025:15649MODERATE2022-06-14
RHSA-2025:15649 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-6254-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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