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.
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- 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.
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
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
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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