CVE-2023-53029

Kernel warning via sleeping atomic allocation

Published Mar 27, 2025 · Updated May 23, 2026

Improper locking in Linux 5.15.87 through 5.15.90 and other affected kernels allows local users to trigger a kernel warning. The octeontx2-pf receive-buffer allocation path keeps preemption disabled around a blockable GFP_KERNEL allocation, causing an atomic-context sleep in real-time kernels. Reachability requires an affected real-time kernel using the Marvell OcteonTX2 PF driver; the demonstrated result occurs during network-interface initialization.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper locking in Linux 5.15.87 through 5.15.90 and other affected kernels allows local users to trigger a kernel warning. The octeontx2-pf receive-buffer allocation path keeps preemption disabled around a blockable GFP_KERNEL allocation, causing an atomic-context sleep in real-time kernels. Reachability requires an affected real-time kernel using the Marvell OcteonTX2 PF driver; the demonstrated result occurs during network-interface initialization.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-53029
Published
Mar 27, 2025
Updated
May 23, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
CWE-667, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4af1b64f80fbe1275fb02c5f1c0cef099a4a231f <55ba18dc62deff5910c0fa64486dea1ff20832ff
  2. Affected versionversion=5.15.87 <5.15.91
  3. Affected versionversion=6.0.19 <6.1
  4. Affected versionversion=6.1.5 <6.1.8
  5. Affected versionversion=667ce030bdfb62a86266444b2c3fd6ab98b9df9b <659518e013d6bd562bb0f1d2d9f99d0ac54720e2
  6. Affected versionversion=6ea5273c71dd2d07c0a2459594eb34bc087939f7 <29e9c67bf3271067735c188e95cf3631ecd64d58
  7. Affected versionversion=b754dc7c933dd9464223f64b10d33d68ab086cc6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=4af1b64f80fbe1275fb02c5f1c0cef099a4a231f <55ba18dc62deff5910c0fa64486dea1ff20832ff; version=5.15.87 <5.15.91; version=6.0.19 <6.1; version=6.1.5 <6.1.8; version=667ce030bdfb62a86266444b2c3fd6ab98b9df9b <659518e013d6bd562bb0f1d2d9f99d0ac54720e2; version=6ea5273c71dd2d07c0a2459594eb34bc087939f7 <29e9c67bf3271067735c188e95cf3631ecd64d58; version=b754dc7c933dd9464223f64b10d33d68ab086cc6

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-667Improper Locking
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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