Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2023-53857)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2023-53857). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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
[ 27.16…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-53857 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2023-53857" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-53857 (Linux kernel)
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.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-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。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53857 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53857 linux-hwe-edge
References
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com