CVE-2023-53215
published 2025-09-15CVE-2023-53215: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU We've run into the case that the…
PriorityP338high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.15%
5.2th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU
We've run into the case that the balancer tries to balance a migration
disabled task and trigger the warning in set_task_cpu() like below:
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 0 at kernel/sched/core.c:3115 set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240
Modules linked in: hclgevf xt_CHECKSUM ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4
CPU: 7 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/7 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G O 6.1.0-rc4+ #1
Hardware name: Huawei TaiShan 2280 V2/BC82AMDC, BIOS 2280-V2 CS V5.B221.01 12/09/2021
pstate: 604000c9 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240
lr : load_balance+0x5d0/0xc60
sp : ffff80000803bc70
x29: ffff80000803bc70 x28: ffff004089e190e8 x27: ffff004089e19040
x26: ffff007effcabc38 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000001
x23: ffff80000803be84 x22: 000000000000000c x21: ffffb093e79e2a78
x20: 000000000000000c x19: ffff004089e19040 x18: 0000000000000000
x17: 0000000000001fad x16: 0000000000000030 x15: 0000000000000000
x14: 0000000000000003 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000
x11: 0000000000000001 x10: 0000000000000400 x9 : ffffb093e4cee530
x8 : 00000000fffffffe x7 : 0000000000ce168a x6 : 000000000000013e
x5 : 00000000ffffffe1 x4 : 0000000000000001 x3 : 0000000000000b2a
x2 : 0000000000000b2a x1 : ffffb093e6d6c510 x0 : 0000000000000001
Call trace:
set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240
load_balance+0x5d0/0xc60
rebalance_domains+0x26c/0x380
_nohz_idle_balance.isra.0+0x1e0/0x370
run_rebalance_domains+0x6c/0x80
__do_softirq+0x128/0x3d8
____do_softirq+0x18/0x24
call_on_irq_stack+0x2c/0x38
do_softirq_own_stack+0x24/0x3c
__irq_exit_rcu+0xcc/0xf4
irq_exit_rcu+0x18/0x24
el1_interrupt+0x4c/0xe4
el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x2c
el1h_64_irq+0x74/0x78
arch_cpu_idle+0x18/0x4c
default_idle_call+0x58/0x194
do_idle+0x244/0x2b0
cpu_startup_entry+0x30/0x3c
secondary_start_kernel+0x14c/0x190
__secondary_switched+0xb0/0xb4
---[ end trace 00000000000000
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 88b8dac0a14c511ff41486b83a8c3d688936eec0 < 32d937f94b7805d4c9028b8727a7d6241547da54 | 32d937f94b7805d4c9028b8727a7d6241547da54 |
| linux | linux | >= 88b8dac0a14c511ff41486b83a8c3d688936eec0 < a5286f4655ce2fa28f477c0b957ea7f323fe2fab | a5286f4655ce2fa28f477c0b957ea7f323fe2fab |
| linux | linux | >= 88b8dac0a14c511ff41486b83a8c3d688936eec0 < cec1857b1ea5cc3ea2b600564f1c95d1a6f27ad1 | cec1857b1ea5cc3ea2b600564f1c95d1a6f27ad1 |
| linux | linux | >= 88b8dac0a14c511ff41486b83a8c3d688936eec0 < 6b0c79aa33075b34c3cdcea4132c0afb3fc42d68 | 6b0c79aa33075b34c3cdcea4132c0afb3fc42d68 |
| linux | linux | >= 88b8dac0a14c511ff41486b83a8c3d688936eec0 < 3cb43222bab8ab328fc91ed30899b3df2efbccfd | 3cb43222bab8ab328fc91ed30899b3df2efbccfd |
| linux | linux | >= 88b8dac0a14c511ff41486b83a8c3d688936eec0 < 78a5f711efceb37e32c48cd6b40addb671fea9cc | 78a5f711efceb37e32c48cd6b40addb671fea9cc |
| linux | linux | >= 88b8dac0a14c511ff41486b83a8c3d688936eec0 < 34eb902050d473bb2befa15714fb1d30a0991c15 | 34eb902050d473bb2befa15714fb1d30a0991c15 |
| linux | linux | >= 88b8dac0a14c511ff41486b83a8c3d688936eec0 < 0dd37d6dd33a9c23351e6115ae8cdac7863bc7de | 0dd37d6dd33a9c23351e6115ae8cdac7863bc7de |
| linux | linux_kernel | < 4.14.322 | 4.14.322 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.191-1 | 5.10.191-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.52-1 | 6.1.52-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.11-1 | 6.4.11-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.11-1 | 6.4.11-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.15 < 4.19.291 | 4.19.291 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.20 < 5.4.251 | 5.4.251 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11 < 5.15.150 | 5.15.150 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.1.42 | 6.1.42 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.5 < 5.10.188 | 5.10.188 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2 < 6.4.7 | 6.4.7 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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OSV
CVE-2023-53215: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU We've run into the case
osv·2025-09-15·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2023-53215 [HIGH] CVE-2023-53215: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU We've run into the case
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU We've run into the case that the balancer tries to balance a migration disabled task and trigger the warning in set_task_cpu() like below: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 0 at kernel/sched/core.c:3115 set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240 Modules linked in: hclgevf xt_CHECKSUM ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 CPU: 7 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/7 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G O 6.1.0-rc4+ #1 Hardware name: Huawei TaiShan 2280 V2/BC82AMDC, BIOS 2280-V2 CS V5.B221.01 12/09/2021 pstate: 604000c9 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240 lr : load_balance+0x5d0/0xc60 sp : ffff80000803bc70 x29: ffff80000803bc70 x28: ffff004089e190e8 x27: ffff0
GHSA
GHSA-g72f-mhc5-x52v: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU
We've run into the cas
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-09-15
CVE-2023-53215 [HIGH] GHSA-g72f-mhc5-x52v: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU
We've run into the cas
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU
We've run into the case that the balancer tries to balance a migration
disabled task and trigger the warning in set_task_cpu() like below:
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 0 at kernel/sched/core.c:3115 set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240
Modules linked in: hclgevf xt_CHECKSUM ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4
CPU: 7 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/7 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G O 6.1.0-rc4+ #1
Hardware name: Huawei TaiShan 2280 V2/BC82AMDC, BIOS 2280-V2 CS V5.B221.01 12/09/2021
pstate: 604000c9 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240
lr : load_balance+0x5d0/0xc60
sp : ffff80000803bc70
x29: ffff80000803bc70 x28: ffff004089e190e8 x27: ff
Red Hat
kernel: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU
vendor_redhat·2025-09-15·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2023-53215 [HIGH] CWE-628 kernel: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU
kernel: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU
We've run into the case that the balancer tries to balance a migration
disabled task and trigger the warning in set_task_cpu() like below:
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 0 at kernel/sched/core.c:3115 set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240
Modules linked in: hclgevf xt_CHECKSUM ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4
CPU: 7 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/7 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G O 6.1.0-rc4+ #1
Hardware name: Huawei TaiShan 2280 V2/BC82AMDC, BIOS 2280-V2 CS V5.B221.01 12/09/2021
pstate: 604000c9 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240
lr : load_balance+0x5d0/0xc60
sp : ffff
Debian
CVE-2023-53215: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair:...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2023-53215 [HIGH] CVE-2023-53215: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair:...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU We've run into the case that the balancer tries to balance a migration disabled task and trigger the warning in set_task_cpu() like below: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 0 at kernel/sched/core.c:3115 set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240 Modules linked in: hclgevf xt_CHECKSUM ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 CPU: 7 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/7 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G O 6.1.0-rc4+ #1 Hardware name: Huawei TaiShan 2280 V2/BC82AMDC, BIOS 2280-V2 CS V5.B221.01 12/09/2021 pstate: 604000c9 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240 lr : load_balance+0x5d0/0xc60 sp : ffff80000803bc70 x29: ffff80000803bc70 x28: ffff004089e190e8 x27: ffff0
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dd37d6dd33a9c23351e6115ae8cdac7863bc7dehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32d937f94b7805d4c9028b8727a7d6241547da54https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34eb902050d473bb2befa15714fb1d30a0991c15https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cb43222bab8ab328fc91ed30899b3df2efbccfdhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b0c79aa33075b34c3cdcea4132c0afb3fc42d68https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a5f711efceb37e32c48cd6b40addb671fea9cchttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5286f4655ce2fa28f477c0b957ea7f323fe2fabhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cec1857b1ea5cc3ea2b600564f1c95d1a6f27ad1
2025-09-15
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