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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53857

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 spl

Published Dec 9, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 3, 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-2023-53857. EPSS is 0.22%. 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.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.22%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux b00fa38a9c1cba044a32a601b49a55a18ed719d1 <a96a44aba556c42b432929d37d60158aca21ad4c

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

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  • vendor Linux Linux b00fa38a9c1cba044a32a601b49a55a18ed719d1 <a96a44aba556c42b432929d37d60158aca21ad4cb00fa38a9c1cba044a32a601b49a55a18ed719d1 <a96a44aba556c42b432929d37d60158aca21ad4c

How to fix CVE-2023-53857

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2023-53857 lists a fix boundary at a96a44aba556c42b432929d37d60158aca21ad4c. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in b00fa38a9c1cba044a32a601b49a55a18ed719d1 <a96a44aba556c42b432929d37d60158aca21ad4c

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

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-2023-53857. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux b00fa38a9c1cba044a32a601b49a55a18ed719d1 <a96a44aba556c42b432929d37d60158aca21ad4c b00fa38a9c1cba044a32a601b49a55a18ed719d1 <a96a44aba556c42b432929d37d60158aca21ad4c. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

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

    Detected

    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 i

  2. Oct 3, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 i

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53857

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53857

    30-day exploitation probability 0.22%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-60139

    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 ] [ 27.13865

    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