Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53859

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/idle: mark arch_cpu_idle() noinstr linux-next commit ("cpuidle: tracing: Warn about !rcu_is_watching()") ad

Published Dec 9, 2025 · catalog updated May 23, 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-2023-53859. 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 1098582a0f6c4e8fd28da0a6305f9233d02c9c1d <a9cbc1b471d291c865907542394f1c483b93a811

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/idle: mark arch_cpu_idle() noinstr linux-next commit ("cpuidle: tracing: Warn about !rcu_is_watching()") adds a new warning which hits on s390's arch_cpu_idle() function: RCU not on for: arch_cpu_idle+0x0/0x28 WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 0 at include/linux/trace_recursion.h:162 arch_ftrace_ops_list_func+0x24c/0x258 Modules linked in: CPU: 2 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/2 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc6-next-20230202 #4 Hardware name: IBM 8561 T01 703 (z/VM 7.3.0) Krnl PSW : 0404d00180000000 00000000002b55c0 (arch_ftrace_ops_list_func+0x250/0x258)

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  • vendor Linux Linux 1098582a0f6c4e8fd28da0a6305f9233d02c9c1d <a9cbc1b471d291c865907542394f1c483b93a8111098582a0f6c4e8fd28da0a6305f9233d02c9c1d <a9cbc1b471d291c865907542394f1c483b93a811

How to fix CVE-2023-53859

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2023-53859 lists a fix boundary at a9cbc1b471d291c865907542394f1c483b93a811. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 1098582a0f6c4e8fd28da0a6305f9233d02c9c1d <a9cbc1b471d291c865907542394f1c483b93a811

  • 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-2023-53859. 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 1098582a0f6c4e8fd28da0a6305f9233d02c9c1d <a9cbc1b471d291c865907542394f1c483b93a811 1098582a0f6c4e8fd28da0a6305f9233d02c9c1d <a9cbc1b471d291c865907542394f1c483b93a811. 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: s390/idle: mark arch_cpu_idle() noinstr linux-next commit ("cpuidle: tracing: Warn about !rcu_is_watching()") adds a new warning which hits on s390's arch_cpu_idle() function: RCU not on for: arch_cpu_idle+0x0/0x28 WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 0 at include/linux/trace_recursion.h:162 arch_ftrace_ops_list_func+0x24c/0x258 Modules linked in

  2. May 23, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/idle: mark arch_cpu_idle() noinstr linux-next commit ("cpuidle: tracing: Warn about !rcu_is_watching()") adds a new warning which hits on s390's arch_cpu_idle() function: RCU not on for: arch_cpu_idle+0x0/0x28 WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 0 at include/linux/trace_recursion.h:162 arch_ftrace_ops_list_func+0x24c/0x258 Modules linked in

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53859

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53859

    30-day exploitation probability 0.22%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-60137

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/idle: mark arch_cpu_idle() noinstr linux-next commit ("cpuidle: tracing: Warn about !rcu_is_watching()") adds a new warning which hits on s390's arch_cpu_idle() function: RCU not on for: arch_cpu_idle+0x0/0x

    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