Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2023-53530)

Summary

Vulnerability in Kernel (CVE-2023-53530). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 6.5.5 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: qla2xxx: Use raw_smp_processor_id() instead of smp_processor_id()

The following call trace was observed:

localhost kernel: nvme nvme0: NVME-FC{0}: controller connect complete
localhost kernel: BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: kworker/u129:4/75092
localhost kernel: nvme nvme0: NVME-FC{0}: new ctrl: NQN "nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.b42d198afb4d11ecad6d00a098d6abfa:subsystem.PR_Channel2022_RH84_subsystem_291"
localhost kernel: caller is qla_nvme_post_cmd+0x216/0x1380 [qla2xxx]
localhost kernel: CPU: 6 PID: 75092 Comm: kworker/u129:4 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G B W OE --------- --- 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0.x86_64+debug #1
localhost kernel: Hardware name: HPE ProLiant XL420 Gen10/ProLiant XL420 Gen10, BIOS U39 01/13/2022
localhost kernel: Workqueue: nvme-wq nvme_async_event_work [nvme_core]
localhost kernel: Call Trace:
localhost kernel: dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x7d
localhost kernel: check_preemption_disabled+0xc8/0xd0
localhost kernel: qla_nvme_post_cmd+0x216/0x1380 [qla2xxx]

Use raw_smp_processor_id() instead of smp_processor_id().

Also use queue_work() across the driver instead of queue_work_on() thus
avoiding usage of smp_processor_id() when CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT is enabled.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-53530 has been found in Kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade Kernel to 6.5.5 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Kernel CVE-2023-53530" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2023-53530 (Kernel)
Patched: 6.5.5 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 6.5.5.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Kernel' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
```
grep -r 'Kernel' . | grep -v node_modules
```
リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で Kernel を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
2
Apply patch patch
```
Upgrade Kernel to 6.5.5
```
ステージング環境で 6.5.5 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
3
Post-deployment verification verify
```
Confirm patched version is live in production
```
パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

Linux Kernel

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.3.0"},{"fixed":"6.5.5"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53530 linux Fixed in: 6.5.6-1
Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53530 linux