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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53855

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: ocelot: call dsa_tag_8021q_unregister() under rtnl_lock() on driver remove When the tagging protocol i

Published Dec 9, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53855. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

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  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.22%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux patch: 0

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: ocelot: call dsa_tag_8021q_unregister() under rtnl_lock() on driver remove When the tagging protocol in current use is "ocelot-8021q" and we unbind the driver, we see this splat: $ echo '0000:00:00.2' > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/fsl_enetc/unbind mscc_felix 0000:00:00.5 swp0: left promiscuous mode sja1105 spi2.0: Link is Down DSA: tree 1 torn down mscc_felix 0000:00:00.5 swp2: left promiscuous mode sja1105 spi2.2: Link is Down DSA: tree 3 torn down fsl_enetc 0000:00:00.2 eno2: left promiscuous mode mscc_felix 0000:00:00.5:

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  • vendor Linux Linux patch: 0patch: 0

How to fix CVE-2023-53855

What to do

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Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53855. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

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What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.22%. 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. Dec 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: ocelot: call dsa_tag_8021q_unregister() under rtnl_lock() on driver remove When the tagging protocol in current use is "ocelot-8021q" and we unbind the driver, we see this splat: $ echo '0000:00:00.2' > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/fsl_enetc/unbind mscc_felix 0000:00:00.5 swp0: left promiscuous mode sja1105 spi2.0: Link is Down

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: ocelot: call dsa_tag_8021q_unregister() under rtnl_lock() on driver remove When the tagging protocol in current use is "ocelot-8021q" and we unbind the driver, we see this splat: $ echo '0000:00:00.2' > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/fsl_enetc/unbind mscc_felix 0000:00:00.5 swp0: left promiscuous mode sja1105 spi2.0: Link is Down

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53855

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53855

    30-day exploitation probability 0.22%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-60141

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: ocelot: call dsa_tag_8021q_unregister() under rtnl_lock() on driver remove When the tagging protocol in current use is "ocelot-8021q" and we unbind the driver, we see this splat: $ echo '0000:00:00.2' >

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026