CVE-2023-53857
published 2025-12-09CVE-2023-53857: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report './test_progs -t…
PriorityP422low5.5
EPSS
0.19%
8.6th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
'./test_progs -t test_local_storage' reported a splat:
[ 27.137569] =============================
[ 27.138122] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ]
[ 27.138650] 6.5.0-03980-gd11ae1b16b0a #247 Tainted: G O
[ 27.139542] -----------------------------
[ 27.140106] test_progs/1729 is trying to lock:
[ 27.140713] ffff8883ef047b88 (stock_lock){-.-.}-{3:3}, at: local_lock_acquire+0x9/0x130
[ 27.141834] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 27.142437] context-{5:5}
[ 27.142856] 2 locks held by test_progs/1729:
[ 27.143352] #0: ffffffff84bcd9c0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x4/0x40
[ 27.144492] #1: ffff888107deb2c0 (&storage->lock){..-.}-{2:2}, at: bpf_local_storage_update+0x39e/0x8e0
[ 27.145855] stack backtrace:
[ 27.146274] CPU: 0 PID: 1729 Comm: test_progs Tainted: G O 6.5.0-03980-gd11ae1b16b0a #247
[ 27.147550] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g155821a1990b-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
[ 27.149127] Call Trace:
[ 27.149490]
[ 27.149867] dump_stack_lvl+0x130/0x1d0
[ 27.152609] dump_stack+0x14/0x20
[ 27.153131] __lock_acquire+0x1657/0x2220
[ 27.153677] lock_acquire+0x1b8/0x510
[ 27.157908] local_lock_acquire+0x29/0x130
[ 27.159048] obj_cgroup_charge+0xf4/0x3c0
[ 27.160794] slab_pre_alloc_hook+0x28e/0x2b0
[ 27.161931] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x51/0x210
[ 27.163557] __kmalloc+0xaa/0x210
[ 27.164593] bpf_map_kzalloc+0xbc/0x170
[ 27.165147] bpf_selem_alloc+0x130/0x510
[ 27.166295] bpf_local_storage_update+0x5aa/0x8e0
[ 27.167042] bpf_fd_sk_storage_update_elem+0xdb/0x1a0
[ 27.169199] bpf_map_update_value+0x415/0x4f0
[ 27.169871] map_update_elem+0x413/0x550
[ 27.170330] __sys_bpf+0x5e9/0x640
[ 27.174065] __x64_sys_bpf+0x80/0x90
[ 27.174568] do_syscall_64+0x48/0xa0
[ 27.175201] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8
[ 27.175932] RIP: 0033:0x7effb40e41ad
[ 27.176357] Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.5.6-1 (forky) | linux 6.5.6-1 (forky) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= b00fa38a9c1cba044a32a601b49a55a18ed719d1 < 300415caa373a07782fcbc2f8d9429bc2dc27a47 | 300415caa373a07782fcbc2f8d9429bc2dc27a47 |
| linux | linux | >= b00fa38a9c1cba044a32a601b49a55a18ed719d1 < a96a44aba556c42b432929d37d60158aca21ad4c | a96a44aba556c42b432929d37d60158aca21ad4c |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.5.6-1 | 6.5.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.5.6-1 | 6.5.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.18.0 < 6.5.4 | 6.5.4 |
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Red Hat
kernel: bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
vendor_redhat·2025-12-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53857 [LOW] CWE-413 kernel: bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
kernel: bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
'./test_progs -t test_local_storage' reported a splat:
[ 27.137569] =============================
[ 27.138122] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ]
[ 27.138650] 6.5.0-03980-gd11ae1b16b0a #247 Tainted: G O
[ 27.139542] -----------------------------
[ 27.140106] test_progs/1729 is trying to lock:
[ 27.140713] ffff8883ef047b88 (stock_lock){-.-.}-{3:3}, at: local_lock_acquire+0x9/0x130
[ 27.141834] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 27.142437] context-{5:5}
[ 27.142856] 2 locks held by test_progs/1729:
[ 27.143352] #0: ffffffff84bcd9c0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x4/0x40
[
Debian
CVE-2023-53857: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: bpf_sk...
vendor_debian·2023
CVE-2023-53857 CVE-2023-53857: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: bpf_sk...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report './test_progs -t test_local_storage' reported a splat: [ 27.137569] ============================= [ 27.138122] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] [ 27.138650] 6.5.0-03980-gd11ae1b16b0a #247 Tainted: G O [ 27.139542] ----------------------------- [ 27.140106] test_progs/1729 is trying to lock: [ 27.140713] ffff8883ef047b88 (stock_lock){-.-.}-{3:3}, at: local_lock_acquire+0x9/0x130 [ 27.141834] other info that might help us debug this: [ 27.142437] context-{5:5} [ 27.142856] 2 locks held by test_progs/1729: [ 27.143352] #0: ffffffff84bcd9c0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x4/0x40 [ 27.144492] #1: ffff888107deb2c0 (&storage->lock){..-.}-{2:2}, at: bpf_
OSV
CVE-2023-53857: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report '
osv·2025-12-09
CVE-2023-53857 CVE-2023-53857: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report '
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report './test_progs -t test_local_storage' reported a splat: [ 27.137569] ============================= [ 27.138122] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] [ 27.138650] 6.5.0-03980-gd11ae1b16b0a #247 Tainted: G O [ 27.139542] ----------------------------- [ 27.140106] test_progs/1729 is trying to lock: [ 27.140713] ffff8883ef047b88 (stock_lock){-.-.}-{3:3}, at: local_lock_acquire+0x9/0x130 [ 27.141834] other info that might help us debug this: [ 27.142437] context-{5:5} [ 27.142856] 2 locks held by test_progs/1729: [ 27.143352] #0: ffffffff84bcd9c0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x4/0x40 [ 27.144492] #1: ffff888107deb2c0 (&storage->lock){..-.}-{2:2}, at: bpf_
OSV
bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
osv·2025-12-09
CVE-2023-53857 bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
'./test_progs -t test_local_storage' reported a splat:
[ 27.137569] =============================
[ 27.138122] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ]
[ 27.138650] 6.5.0-03980-gd11ae1b16b0a #247 Tainted: G O
[ 27.139542] -----------------------------
[ 27.140106] test_progs/1729 is trying to lock:
[ 27.140713] ffff8883ef047b88 (stock_lock){-.-.}-{3:3}, at: local_lock_acquire+0x9/0x130
[ 27.141834] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 27.142437] context-{5:5}
[ 27.142856] 2 locks held by test_progs/1729:
[ 27.143352] #0: ffffffff84bcd9c0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x4/0x40
[ 27.14
GHSA
GHSA-rqrg-f936-7vv9: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
'
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-12-09
CVE-2023-53857 GHSA-rqrg-f936-7vv9: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
'
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
'./test_progs -t test_local_storage' reported a splat:
[ 27.137569] =============================
[ 27.138122] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ]
[ 27.138650] 6.5.0-03980-gd11ae1b16b0a #247 Tainted: G O
[ 27.139542] -----------------------------
[ 27.140106] test_progs/1729 is trying to lock:
[ 27.140713] ffff8883ef047b88 (stock_lock){-.-.}-{3:3}, at: local_lock_acquire+0x9/0x130
[ 27.141834] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 27.142437] context-{5:5}
[ 27.142856] 2 locks held by test_progs/1729:
[ 27.143352] #0: ffffffff84bcd9c0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x4/0x40
[ 27.144492] #1: ffff888107deb2c0 (&storage->lock){..-.}-{2:2}, at: b
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Wiz
CVE-2023-53857 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
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CVE-2023-53857 CVE-2023-53857 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
## CVE-2023-53857 :
Linux Kernel vulnerability analysis and mitigation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
'./test_progs -t test_local_storage' reported a splat:
[ 27.137569] =============================
[ 27.138122] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ]
[ 27.138650] 6.5.0-03980-gd11ae1b16b0a #247 Tainted: G O
[ 27.139542] -----------------------------
[ 27.140106] test_progs/1729 is trying to lock:
[ 27.140713] ffff8883ef047b88 (stock_lock){-.-.}-{3:3}, at: local_lock_acquire+0x9/0x130
[ 27.141834] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 27.142437] context-{5:5}
[ 27.142856] 2 locks held by test_progs/1729:
[ 27.143352] #0: ffffffff84bcd9c0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x4/0
Bugzilla
CVE-2023-53857 kernel: bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
bugzilla·2025-12-09
CVE-2023-53857 [LOW] CVE-2023-53857 kernel: bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
CVE-2023-53857 kernel: bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report
'./test_progs -t test_local_storage' reported a splat:
[ 27.137569] =============================
[ 27.138122] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ]
[ 27.138650] 6.5.0-03980-gd11ae1b16b0a #247 Tainted: G O
[ 27.139542] -----------------------------
[ 27.140106] test_progs/1729 is trying to lock:
[ 27.140713] ffff8883ef047b88 (stock_lock){-.-.}-{3:3}, at: local_lock_acquire+0x9/0x130
[ 27.141834] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 27.142437] context-{5:5}
[ 27.142856] 2 locks held by test_progs/1729:
[ 27.143352] #0: ffffffff84bcd9c0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_a
2025-12-09
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