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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53329

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment KCSAN has discovered a data race in kernel/workqueue.c:

Published Sep 16, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53329. EPSS is 0.10%. 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
Medium4.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.10%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 6.5

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment KCSAN has discovered a data race in kernel/workqueue.c:2598: [ 1863.554079] ================================================================== [ 1863.554118] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in process_one_work / process_one_work [ 1863.554142] write to 0xffff963d99d79998 of 8 bytes by task 5394 on cpu 27: [ 1863.554154] process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:2598) [ 1863.554166] worker_thread (./include/linux/list.h:292 kernel/workqueue.c:2752) [ 1863.554177] kthread (kernel/kthread

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  • vendor Linux Linux 6.56.5

How to fix CVE-2023-53329

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-2023-53329. EPSS is 0.10%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 6.5 6.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.10%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment KCSAN has discovered a data race in kernel/workqueue.c:2598: [ 1863.554079] ================================================================== [ 1863.554118] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in process_one_work / process_one_work [ 1863.554142] write to 0xffff963d99d79998 of 8 bytes by

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment KCSAN has discovered a data race in kernel/workqueue.c:2598: [ 1863.554079] ================================================================== [ 1863.554118] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in process_one_work / process_one_work [ 1863.554142] write to 0xffff963d99d79998 of 8 bytes by

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53329

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53329

    30-day exploitation probability 0.10%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-59932

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment KCSAN has discovered a data race in kernel/workqueue.c:2598: [ 1863.554079] ================================================================== [ 1863.55411

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.