CVE-2023-54125: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-7223-2xhw-36wm
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CVSS 7.8
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2023-54125 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) security vulnerability vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2023-54125 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2023-54125
GHSA Identifier GHSA-7223-2xhw-36wm
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.8
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.8

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2023-54125

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2023-54125, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Return error for inconsistent extended attributes ntfs_read_ea is called when we want to read extended attributes. There are some sanity checks for the validity of the EAs. However, it fails to return a proper error code for the inconsistent attributes, which might lead to unpredicted memory accesses after return. [ 138.916927] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ntfs_set_ea+0x453/0xbf0 [ 138.923876] Write of size 4 at addr ffff88800205cfac by task poc/199 [ 138.931132] [ 138.933016] CPU: 0 PID: 199 Comm: poc Not tainted 6.2.0-rc1+ #4 [ 138.938070] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [ 138.947327] Call Trace: [ 138.949557] <TASK> [ 138.951539] dump_stack_lvl+0x4d/0x67 [ 138.956834] print_report+0x16f/0x4a6 [ 138.960798] ? ntfs_set_ea+0x453/0xbf0 [ 138.964437] ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x7d/0x200 [ 138.969793] ? ntfs_set_ea+0x453/0xbf0 [ 138.973523] kasan_report+0xb8/0x140 [ 138.976740] ? ntfs_set_ea+0x453/0xbf0 [ 138.980578] __asan_store4+0x76/0xa0 [ 138.984669] ntfs_set_ea+0x453/0xbf0 [ 138.988115] ? __pfx_ntfs_set_ea+0x10/0x10 [ 138.993390] ? kernel_text_address+0xd3/0xe0 [ 138.998270] ? __kernel_text_address+0x16/0x50 [ 139.002121] ? unwind_get_return_address+0x3e/0x60 [ 139.005659] ? __pfx_stack_trace_consume_entry+0x10/0x10 [ 139.010177] ? arch_stack_walk+0xa2/0x100 [ 139.013657] ? filter_irq_stacks+0x27/0x80 [ 139.017018] ntfs_setxattr+0x405/0x440 [ 139.022151] ? __pfx_ntfs_setxattr+0x10/0x10 [ 139.026569] ? kvmalloc_node+0x2d/0x120 [ 139.030329] ? kasan_save_stack+0x41/0x60 [ 139.033883] ? kasan_save_stack+0x2a/0x60 [ 139.037338] ? kasan_set_track+0x29/0x40 [ 139.040163] ? kasan_save_alloc_info+0x1f/0x30 [ 139.043588] ? __kasan_kmalloc+0x8b/0xa0 [ 139.047255] ? __kmalloc_node+0x68/0x150 [ 139.051264] ? kvmalloc_node+0x2d/0x120 [ 139.055301] ? vmemdup_user+0x2b/0xa0 [ 139.058584] __vfs_setxattr+0x121/0x170 [ 139.062617] ? __pfx___vfs_setxattr+0x10/0x10 [ 139.066282] __vfs_setxattr_noperm+0x97/0x300 [ 139.070061] __vfs_setxattr_locked+0x145/0x170 [ 139.073580] vfs_setxattr+0x137/0x2a0 [ 139.076641] ? __pfx_vfs_setxattr+0x10/0x10 [ 139.080223] ? __kasan_check_write+0x18/0x20 [ 139.084234] do_setxattr+0xce/0x150 [ 139.087768] setxattr+0x126/0x140 [ 139.091250] ? __pfx_setxattr+0x10/0x10 [ 139.094948] ? __virt_addr_valid+0xcb/0x140 [ 139.097838] ? __call_rcu_common.constprop.0+0x1c7/0x330 [ 139.102688] ? debug_smp_processor_id+0x1b/0x30 [ 139.105985] ? kasan_quarantine_put+0x5b/0x190 [ 139.109980] ? putname+0x84/0xa0 [ 139.113886] ? __kasan_slab_free+0x11e/0x1b0 [ 139.117961] ? putname+0x84/0xa0 [ 139.121316] ? preempt_count_sub+0x1c/0xd0 [ 139.124427] ? __mnt_want_write+0xae/0x100 [ 139.127836] ? mnt_want_write+0x8f/0x150 [ 139.130954] path_setxattr+0x164/0x180 [ 139.133998] ? __pfx_path_setxattr+0x10/0x10 [ 139.137853] ? __pfx_ksys_pwrite64+0x10/0x10 [ 139.141299] ? debug_smp_processor_id+0x1b/0x30 [ 139.145714] ? fpregs_assert_state_consistent+0x6b/0x80 [ 139.150796] __x64_sys_setxattr+0x71/0x90 [ 139.155407] do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90 [ 139.159035] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc [ 139.163843] RIP: 0033:0x7f108cae4469 [ 139.166481] Code: 00 f3 c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 088 [ 139.183764] RSP: 002b:00007fff87588388 EFLAGS: 00000286 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000bc [ 139.190657] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f108cae4469 [ 139.196586] RDX: 00007fff875883b0 RSI: 00007fff875883d1 RDI: 00007fff875883b6 [ 139.201716] RBP: 00007fff8758c530 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 00007fff8758c618 [ 139.207940] R10: 0000000000000006 R11: 0000000000000286 R12: 00000000004004c0 [ 139.214007] R13: 00007fff8758c610 R14: 0000000000000000 R15 ---truncated---

References

NVD — CVE-2023-54125 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54125
git.kernel.org/stable/c/1474098b59... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1474098b590a426d90f27bb992f17c326e0b60c1
git.kernel.org/stable/c/486666c2c2... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/486666c2c2714788705d02d98d0332c8a2328575
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6557c4504c... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6557c4504c5a1bbbbac25d14d7dcf2a4912d1508
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9db0ff046... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9db0ff04649aa0b45f497183c957fe260f229f6

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-54125?
CVE-2023-54125 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under General Security Weakness.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2023-54125?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-54125?
CVE-2023-54125 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2023-54125?
CVE-2023-54125 is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2023-54125?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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  "published" : "2025-12-24T15:30:38Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-54125" ],
  "details" : "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/ntfs3: Return error for inconsistent extended attributes\n\nntfs_read_ea is called when we want to read extended attributes. There\nare some sanity checks for the validity of the EAs. However, it fails to\nreturn a proper error code for the inconsistent attributes, which might\nlead to unpredicted memory accesses after return.\n\n[  138.916927] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ntfs_set_ea+0x453/0xbf0\n[  138.923876] Write of size 4 at addr ffff88800205cfac by task poc/199\n[  138.931132]\n[  138.933016] CPU: 0 PID: 199 Comm: poc Not tainted 6.2.0-rc1+ #4\n[  138.938070] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014\n[  138.947327] Call Trace:\n[  138.949557]  <TASK>\n[  138.951539]  dump_stack_lvl+0x4d/0x67\n[  138.956834]  print_report+0x16f/0x4a6\n[  138.960798]  ? ntfs_set_ea+0x453/0xbf0\n[  138.964437]  ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x7d/0x200\n[  138.969793]  ? ntfs_set_ea+0x453/0xbf0\n[  138.973523]  kasan_report+0xb8/0x140\n[  138.976740]  ? ntfs_set_ea+0x453/0xbf0\n[  138.980578]  __asan_store4+0x76/0xa0\n[  138.984669]  ntfs_set_ea+0x453/0xbf0\n[  138.988115]  ? __pfx_ntfs_set_ea+0x10/0x10\n[  138.993390]  ? kernel_text_address+0xd3/0xe0\n[  138.998270]  ? __kernel_text_address+0x16/0x50\n[  139.002121]  ? unwind_get_return_address+0x3e/0x60\n[  139.005659]  ? __pfx_stack_trace_consume_entry+0x10/0x10\n[  139.010177]  ? arch_stack_walk+0xa2/0x100\n[  139.013657]  ? filter_irq_stacks+0x27/0x80\n[  139.017018]  ntfs_setxattr+0x405/0x440\n[  139.022151]  ? __pfx_ntfs_setxattr+0x10/0x10\n[  139.026569]  ? kvmalloc_node+0x2d/0x120\n[  139.030329]  ? kasan_save_stack+0x41/0x60\n[  139.033883]  ? kasan_save_stack+0x2a/0x60\n[  139.037338]  ? kasan_set_track+0x29/0x40\n[  139.040163]  ? kasan_save_alloc_info+0x1f/0x30\n[  139.043588]  ? __kasan_kmalloc+0x8b/0xa0\n[  139.047255]  ? __kmalloc_node+0x68/0x150\n[  139.051264]  ? kvmalloc_node+0x2d/0x120\n[  139.055301]  ? vmemdup_user+0x2b/0xa0\n[  139.058584]  __vfs_setxattr+0x121/0x170\n[  139.062617]  ? __pfx___vfs_setxattr+0x10/0x10\n[  139.066282]  __vfs_setxattr_noperm+0x97/0x300\n[  139.070061]  __vfs_setxattr_locked+0x145/0x170\n[  139.073580]  vfs_setxattr+0x137/0x2a0\n[  139.076641]  ? __pfx_vfs_setxattr+0x10/0x10\n[  139.080223]  ? __kasan_check_write+0x18/0x20\n[  139.084234]  do_setxattr+0xce/0x150\n[  139.087768]  setxattr+0x126/0x140\n[  139.091250]  ? __pfx_setxattr+0x10/0x10\n[  139.094948]  ? __virt_addr_valid+0xcb/0x140\n[  139.097838]  ? __call_rcu_common.constprop.0+0x1c7/0x330\n[  139.102688]  ? debug_smp_processor_id+0x1b/0x30\n[  139.105985]  ? kasan_quarantine_put+0x5b/0x190\n[  139.109980]  ? putname+0x84/0xa0\n[  139.113886]  ? __kasan_slab_free+0x11e/0x1b0\n[  139.117961]  ? putname+0x84/0xa0\n[  139.121316]  ? preempt_count_sub+0x1c/0xd0\n[  139.124427]  ? __mnt_want_write+0xae/0x100\n[  139.127836]  ? mnt_want_write+0x8f/0x150\n[  139.130954]  path_setxattr+0x164/0x180\n[  139.133998]  ? __pfx_path_setxattr+0x10/0x10\n[  139.137853]  ? __pfx_ksys_pwrite64+0x10/0x10\n[  139.141299]  ? debug_smp_processor_id+0x1b/0x30\n[  139.145714]  ? fpregs_assert_state_consistent+0x6b/0x80\n[  139.150796]  __x64_sys_setxattr+0x71/0x90\n[  139.155407]  do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90\n[  139.159035]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc\n[  139.163843] RIP: 0033:0x7f108cae4469\n[  139.166481] Code: 00 f3 c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 088\n[  139.183764] RSP: 002b:00007fff87588388 EFLAGS: 00000286 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000bc\n[  139.190657] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f108cae4469\n[  139.196586] RDX: 00007fff875883b0 RSI: 00007fff875883d1 RDI: 00007fff875883b6\n[  139.201716] RBP: 00007fff8758c530 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 00007fff8758c618\n[  139.207940] R10: 0000000000000006 R11: 0000000000000286 R12: 00000000004004c0\n[  139.214007] R13: 00007fff8758c610 R14: 0000000000000000 R15\n---truncated---",
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  } ],
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    "type" : "WEB",
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