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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53215

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU We've run into the case that the balancer tries to bal

Published Sep 15, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53215. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux patch: 5.4.251

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU We've run into the case that the balancer tries to balance a migration disabled task and trigger the warning in set_task_cpu() like below: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 0 at kernel/sched/core.c:3115 set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240 Modules linked in: hclgevf xt_CHECKSUM ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 CPU: 7 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/7 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G O 6.1.0-rc4+ #1 Hardware name: Huawei TaiShan 2280 V2/BC82AMDC, BIOS 2280-V2 CS V5.B221.01 12/09/2021

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  • vendor Linux Linux patch: 5.4.251patch: 5.4.251

How to fix CVE-2023-53215

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53215. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux patch: 5.4.251 patch: 5.4.251. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU We've run into the case that the balancer tries to balance a migration disabled task and trigger the warning in set_task_cpu() like below: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 0 at kernel/sched/core.c:3115 set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240 Modules linked in: hcl

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU We've run into the case that the balancer tries to balance a migration disabled task and trigger the warning in set_task_cpu() like below: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 0 at kernel/sched/core.c:3115 set_task_cpu+0x188/0x240 Modules linked in: hcl

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53215

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53215

    30-day exploitation probability 0.17%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-59869

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Don't balance task to its current running CPU We've run into the case that the balancer tries to balance a migration disabled task and trigger the warning in set_task_cpu() like below: ------------[ c

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.