CVE-2023-53121
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2023-53121 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 2, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tcp: tcp_make_synack() can be called from process context
tcp_rtx_synack() now could be called in process context as explained in
0a375c822497 ("tcp: tcp_rtx_synack() can be called from process
context").
tcp_rtx_synack() might call tcp_make_synack(), which will touch per-CPU
variables with preemption enabled. This causes the following BUG:
BUG: using __this_cpu_add() in preemptible [00000000] code: ThriftIO1/5464
caller is tcp_make_synack+0x841/0xac0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x10d/0x1a0
check_preemption_disabled+0x104/0x110
tcp_make_synack+0x841/0xac0
tcp_v6_send_synack+0x5c/0x450
tcp_rtx_synack+0xeb/0x1f0
inet_rtx_syn_ack+0x34/0x60
tcp_check_req+0x3af/0x9e0
tcp_rcv_state_process+0x59b/0x2030
tcp_v6_do_rcv+0x5f5/0x700
release_sock+0x3a/0xf0
tcp_sendmsg+0x33/0x40
____sys_sendmsg+0x2f2/0x490
__sys_sendmsg+0x184/0x230
do_s
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.7, < 4.14.311 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-53121?
CVE-2023-53121 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 2, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2023-53121?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-53121?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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