CVE-2023-54130
hfs/hfsplus: avoid WARN_ON() for sanity check, use proper error handling
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfs/hfsplus: avoid WARN_ON() for sanity check, use proper error handling Commit 55d1cbbbb29e ("hfs/hfsplus: use WARN_ON for sanity check") fixed a build warning by turning a comment into a WARN_ON(), but it turns out that syzbot then complains because it can trigger said warning with a corrupted hfs image. The warning actually does warn about a bad situation, but we are much better off just handling it as the error it is. So rather than warn about us doing bad things, stop doing the bad things and return -EIO. While at it, also fix a memory leak that was introduced by an earlier fix for a similar syzbot warning situation, and add a check for one case that historically wasn't handled at all (ie neither comment nor subsequent WARN_ON).
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 24, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 24, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Apply the patch for commit 55d1cbbbb29e.
- Address the reported sanity check warnings.
- Fix introduced memory leaks.
- Add missing error handling for HFS+ images.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 24, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfs/hfsplus: avoid WARN_ON() for sanity check, use proper error handling Commit 55d1cbbbb29e ("hfs/hfsplus: use WARN_ON for sanity check") fixed a build warning by turning a comment into a WARN_ON(), but it turns out that syzbot then complains because it can trigger said warning with a corrupted hfs image. The warning actually does warn about a bad situation, but we are much better off just handling it as the error it is. So rather than warn about us doing bad things, stop doing the bad things and return -EIO. While at it, also fix a memory leak that was introduced by an earlier fix for a similar syzbot warning situation, and add a check for one case that historically wasn't handled at all (ie neither comment nor subsequent WARN_ON). Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45917be9f0af339a45b4619f31c902d37b8aed59 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82725be426bce0a425cc5e26fbad61ffd29cff03 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90e019006644dad35862cb4aa270f561b0732066 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be01f35efa876eb81cebab2cb0add068b7280ef4 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb7a95af78d29442b8294683eca4897544b8ef46 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc2164ada548addfa8ee215196661c3afe0c5154 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da23752d9660ba7a8ca6c5768fd8776f67f59ee7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f10defb0be6ac42fb6a97b45920d32da6bd6fde8