CVE-2023-54086
published 2025-12-24CVE-2023-54086: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list The recursion check in…
PriorityP423low4.4
EPSS
0.18%
8.0th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
The recursion check in __bpf_prog_enter* and __bpf_prog_exit*
leave preempt_count_{sub,add} unprotected. When attaching trampoline to
them we get panic as follows,
[ 867.843050] BUG: TASK stack guard page was hit at 0000000009d325cf (stack is 0000000046a46a15..00000000537e7b28)
[ 867.843064] stack guard page: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[ 867.843067] CPU: 8 PID: 11009 Comm: trace Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.2.0+ #4
[ 867.843100] Call Trace:
[ 867.843101]
[ 867.843104] asm_exc_int3+0x3a/0x40
[ 867.843108] RIP: 0010:preempt_count_sub+0x1/0xa0
[ 867.843135] __bpf_prog_enter_recur+0x17/0x90
[ 867.843148] bpf_trampoline_6442468108_0+0x2e/0x1000
[ 867.843154] ? preempt_count_sub+0x1/0xa0
[ 867.843157] preempt_count_sub+0x5/0xa0
[ 867.843159] ? migrate_enable+0xac/0xf0
[ 867.843164] __bpf_prog_exit_recur+0x2d/0x40
[ 867.843168] bpf_trampoline_6442468108_0+0x55/0x1000
...
[ 867.843788] preempt_count_sub+0x5/0xa0
[ 867.843793] ? migrate_enable+0xac/0xf0
[ 867.843829] __bpf_prog_exit_recur+0x2d/0x40
[ 867.843837] BUG: IRQ stack guard page was hit at 0000000099bd8228 (stack is 00000000b23e2bc4..000000006d95af35)
[ 867.843841] BUG: IRQ stack guard page was hit at 000000005ae07924 (stack is 00000000ffd69623..0000000014eb594c)
[ 867.843843] BUG: IRQ stack guard page was hit at 00000000028320f0 (stack is 00000000034b6438..0000000078d1bcec)
[ 867.843842] bpf_trampoline_6442468108_0+0x55/0x1000
...
That is because in __bpf_prog_exit_recur, the preempt_count_{sub,add} are
called after prog->active is decreased.
Fixing this by adding these two functions into btf ids deny list.
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 35e3815fa8102fab4dee75f3547472c66581125d < 095018267c87b8bfbbb12eeb1c0ebf2359e1782c | 095018267c87b8bfbbb12eeb1c0ebf2359e1782c |
| linux | linux | >= 35e3815fa8102fab4dee75f3547472c66581125d < 60039bf72f81638baa28652a11a68e9b0b7b5b2d | 60039bf72f81638baa28652a11a68e9b0b7b5b2d |
| linux | linux | >= 35e3815fa8102fab4dee75f3547472c66581125d < b9168d41b83d182f34ba927ee822edaee18d5fc8 | b9168d41b83d182f34ba927ee822edaee18d5fc8 |
| linux | linux | >= 35e3815fa8102fab4dee75f3547472c66581125d < c11bd046485d7bf1ca200db0e7d0bdc4bafdd395 | c11bd046485d7bf1ca200db0e7d0bdc4bafdd395 |
| linux | linux | >= 5.12.11 < 5.13 | 5.13 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.37-1 | 6.1.37-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.3.7-1 | 6.3.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.3.7-1 | 6.3.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.13.0 < 5.15.113 | 5.15.113 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16.0 < 6.1.30 | 6.1.30 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2.0 < 6.3.4 | 6.3.4 |
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GHSA
GHSA-73pg-78qv-48m9: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
The recursion check in __
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-12-24
CVE-2023-54086 GHSA-73pg-78qv-48m9: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
The recursion check in __
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
The recursion check in __bpf_prog_enter* and __bpf_prog_exit*
leave preempt_count_{sub,add} unprotected. When attaching trampoline to
them we get panic as follows,
[ 867.843050] BUG: TASK stack guard page was hit at 0000000009d325cf (stack is 0000000046a46a15..00000000537e7b28)
[ 867.843064] stack guard page: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[ 867.843067] CPU: 8 PID: 11009 Comm: trace Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.2.0+ #4
[ 867.843100] Call Trace:
[ 867.843101]
[ 867.843104] asm_exc_int3+0x3a/0x40
[ 867.843108] RIP: 0010:preempt_count_sub+0x1/0xa0
[ 867.843135] __bpf_prog_enter_recur+0x17/0x90
[ 867.843148] bpf_trampoline_6442468108_0+0x2e/0x1000
[ 867.843154] ? preempt_co
OSV
CVE-2023-54086: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list The recursion check in __bp
osv·2025-12-24
CVE-2023-54086 CVE-2023-54086: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list The recursion check in __bp
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list The recursion check in __bpf_prog_enter* and __bpf_prog_exit* leave preempt_count_{sub,add} unprotected. When attaching trampoline to them we get panic as follows, [ 867.843050] BUG: TASK stack guard page was hit at 0000000009d325cf (stack is 0000000046a46a15..00000000537e7b28) [ 867.843064] stack guard page: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 867.843067] CPU: 8 PID: 11009 Comm: trace Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.2.0+ #4 [ 867.843100] Call Trace: [ 867.843101] [ 867.843104] asm_exc_int3+0x3a/0x40 [ 867.843108] RIP: 0010:preempt_count_sub+0x1/0xa0 [ 867.843135] __bpf_prog_enter_recur+0x17/0x90 [ 867.843148] bpf_trampoline_6442468108_0+0x2e/0x1000 [ 867.843154] ? preempt_count
OSV
bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
osv·2025-12-24
CVE-2023-54086 bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
The recursion check in __bpf_prog_enter* and __bpf_prog_exit*
leave preempt_count_{sub,add} unprotected. When attaching trampoline to
them we get panic as follows,
[ 867.843050] BUG: TASK stack guard page was hit at 0000000009d325cf (stack is 0000000046a46a15..00000000537e7b28)
[ 867.843064] stack guard page: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[ 867.843067] CPU: 8 PID: 11009 Comm: trace Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.2.0+ #4
[ 867.843100] Call Trace:
[ 867.843101]
[ 867.843104] asm_exc_int3+0x3a/0x40
[ 867.843108] RIP: 0010:preempt_count_sub+0x1/0xa0
[ 867.843135] __bpf_prog_enter_recur+0x17/0x90
[ 867.843148] bpf_trampo
Red Hat
kernel: bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
vendor_redhat·2025-12-24·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2023-54086 [LOW] CWE-821 kernel: bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
kernel: bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
The recursion check in __bpf_prog_enter* and __bpf_prog_exit*
leave preempt_count_{sub,add} unprotected. When attaching trampoline to
them we get panic as follows,
[ 867.843050] BUG: TASK stack guard page was hit at 0000000009d325cf (stack is 0000000046a46a15..00000000537e7b28)
[ 867.843064] stack guard page: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[ 867.843067] CPU: 8 PID: 11009 Comm: trace Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.2.0+ #4
[ 867.843100] Call Trace:
[ 867.843101]
[ 867.843104] asm_exc_int3+0x3a/0x40
[ 867.843108] RIP: 0010:preempt_count_sub+0x1/0xa0
[ 867.843135] __bpf_prog_enter_recur+0x17/0x90
[ 867.843148] bpf_t
Debian
CVE-2023-54086: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Add pr...
vendor_debian·2023
CVE-2023-54086 CVE-2023-54086: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Add pr...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list The recursion check in __bpf_prog_enter* and __bpf_prog_exit* leave preempt_count_{sub,add} unprotected. When attaching trampoline to them we get panic as follows, [ 867.843050] BUG: TASK stack guard page was hit at 0000000009d325cf (stack is 0000000046a46a15..00000000537e7b28) [ 867.843064] stack guard page: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 867.843067] CPU: 8 PID: 11009 Comm: trace Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.2.0+ #4 [ 867.843100] Call Trace: [ 867.843101] [ 867.843104] asm_exc_int3+0x3a/0x40 [ 867.843108] RIP: 0010:preempt_count_sub+0x1/0xa0 [ 867.843135] __bpf_prog_enter_recur+0x17/0x90 [ 867.843148] bpf_trampoline_6442468108_0+0x2e/0x1000 [ 867.843154] ? preempt_count
No detection rules found.
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CVE-2023-54086 CVE-2023-54086 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
## CVE-2023-54086 :
Linux Kernel vulnerability analysis and mitigation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
The recursion check in __bpf_prog_enter* and _ bpf_prog_exit*
leave preempt_count {sub,add} unprotected. When attaching trampoline to
them we get panic as follows,
[ 867.843050] BUG: TASK stack guard page was hit at 0000000009d325cf (stack is 0000000046a46a15..00000000537e7b28)
[ 867.843064] stack guard page: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[ 867.843067] CPU: 8 PID: 11009 Comm: trace Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.2.0+ #4
[ 867.843100] Call Trace:
[ 867.843101] [ 867.843104] asm_exc_int3+0x3a/0x40
[ 867.843108] RIP: 0010:preempt_count_sub+0x1/0xa0
[ 867.843135] __bpf_prog_enter_recur+0x17/0x90
[ 867.8
Bugzilla
CVE-2023-54086 kernel: bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
bugzilla·2025-12-24
CVE-2023-54086 [LOW] CVE-2023-54086 kernel: bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
CVE-2023-54086 kernel: bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Add preempt_count_{sub,add} into btf id deny list
The recursion check in __bpf_prog_enter* and __bpf_prog_exit*
leave preempt_count_{sub,add} unprotected. When attaching trampoline to
them we get panic as follows,
[ 867.843050] BUG: TASK stack guard page was hit at 0000000009d325cf (stack is 0000000046a46a15..00000000537e7b28)
[ 867.843064] stack guard page: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[ 867.843067] CPU: 8 PID: 11009 Comm: trace Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.2.0+ #4
[ 867.843100] Call Trace:
[ 867.843101]
[ 867.843104] asm_exc_int3+0x3a/0x40
[ 867.843108] RIP: 0010:preempt_count_sub+0x1/0xa0
[ 867.843135] __bpf_prog_enter_recur+0x17/0x90
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2025-12-24
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