CVE-2023-53857 — Improper Resource Locking in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
No vectorEPSS
0.0%
top 89.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 9
Description
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+…
Affected Packages4 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxb00fa38a9c1cba044a32a601b49a55a18ed719d1 — 300415caa373a07782fcbc2f8d9429bc2dc27a47+2
🔴Vulnerability Details
3OSV▶
CVE-2023-53857: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: bpf_sk_storage: Fix invalid wait context lockdep report '↗2025-12-09
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
'↗2025-12-09