CVE-2023-53655
- Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:49.090
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rcu: Avoid stack overflow due to __rcu_irq_enter_check_tick() being kprobe-ed
Registering a kprobe on __rcu_irq_enter_check_tick() can cause kernel
stack overflow as shown below. This issue can be reproduced by enabling
CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL and booting the kernel with argument “nohz_full=”,
and then giving the following commands at the shell prompt:
# cd /sys/kernel/tracing/
# echo ‘p:mp1 __rcu_irq_enter_check_tick’ >> kprobe_events
# echo 1 > events/kprobes/enable
This commit therefore adds __rcu_irq_enter_check_tick() to the kprobes
blacklist using NOKPROBE_SYMBOL().
Insufficient stack space to handle exception!
ESR: 0x00000000f2000004 — BRK (AArch64)
FAR: 0x0000ffffccf3e510
Task stack: [0xffff80000ad30000..0xffff80000ad38000]
IRQ stack: [0xffff800008050000..0xffff800008058000]
Overflow stack: [0xffff089c36f9f310..0xffff089c36fa0310]
CPU: 5 PID: 190 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.2.0-rc2-00320-g1f5abbd77e2c #19
Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
pstate: 400003c5 (nZcv DAIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=–)
pc : __rcu_irq_enter_check_tick+0x0/0x1b8
lr : ct_nmi_enter+0x11c/0x138
sp : ffff80000ad30080
x29: ffff80000ad30080 x28: ffff089c82e20000 x27: 0000000000000000
x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff089c02a8d100 x24: 0000000000000000
x23: 00000000400003c5 x22: 0000ffffccf3e510 x21: ffff089c36fae148
x20: ffff80000ad30120 x19: ffffa8da8fcce148 x18: 0000000000000000
x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffffa8da8e44ea6c
x14: ffffa8da8e44e968 x13: ffffa8da8e03136c x12: 1fffe113804d6809
x11: ffff6113804d6809 x10: 0000000000000a60 x9 : dfff800000000000
x8 : ffff089c026b404f x7 : 00009eec7fb297f7 x6 : 0000000000000001
x5 : ffff80000ad30120 x4 : dfff800000000000 x3 : ffffa8da8e3016f4
x2 : 0000000000000003 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000
Kernel panic – not syncing: kernel stack overflow
CPU: 5 PID: 190 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.2.0-rc2-00320-g1f5abbd77e2c #19
Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0xf8/0x108
show_stack+0x20/0x30
dump_stack_lvl+0x68/0x84
dump_stack+0x1c/0x38
panic+0x214/0x404
add_taint+0x0/0xf8
panic_bad_stack+0x144/0x160
handle_bad_stack+0x38/0x58
__bad_stack+0x78/0x7c
__rcu_irq_enter_check_tick+0x0/0x1b8
arm64_enter_el1_dbg.isra.0+0x14/0x20
el1_dbg+0x2c/0x90
el1h_64_sync_handler+0xcc/0xe8
el1h_64_sync+0x64/0x68
__rcu_irq_enter_check_tick+0x0/0x1b8
arm64_enter_el1_dbg.isra.0+0x14/0x20
el1_dbg+0x2c/0x90
el1h_64_sync_handler+0xcc/0xe8
el1h_64_sync+0x64/0x68
__rcu_irq_enter_check_tick+0x0/0x1b8
arm64_enter_el1_dbg.isra.0+0x14/0x20
el1_dbg+0x2c/0x90
el1h_64_sync_handler+0xcc/0xe8
el1h_64_sync+0x64/0x68
__rcu_irq_enter_check_tick+0x0/0x1b8
[…]
el1_dbg+0x2c/0x90
el1h_64_sync_handler+0xcc/0xe8
el1h_64_sync+0x64/0x68
__rcu_irq_enter_check_tick+0x0/0x1b8
arm64_enter_el1_dbg.isra.0+0x14/0x20
el1_dbg+0x2c/0x90
el1h_64_sync_handler+0xcc/0xe8
el1h_64_sync+0x64/0x68
__rcu_irq_enter_check_tick+0x0/0x1b8
arm64_enter_el1_dbg.isra.0+0x14/0x20
el1_dbg+0x2c/0x90
el1h_64_sync_handler+0xcc/0xe8
el1h_64_sync+0x64/0x68
__rcu_irq_enter_check_tick+0x0/0x1b8
el1_interrupt+0x28/0x60
el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x28
el1h_64_irq+0x64/0x68
__ftrace_set_clr_event_nolock+0x98/0x198
__ftrace_set_clr_event+0x58/0x80
system_enable_write+0x144/0x178
vfs_write+0x174/0x738
ksys_write+0xd0/0x188
__arm64_sys_write+0x4c/0x60
invoke_syscall+0x64/0x180
el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x84/0x160
do_el0_svc+0x48/0xe8
el0_svc+0x34/0xd0
el0t_64_sync_handler+0xb8/0xc0
el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194
SMP: stopping secondary CPUs
Kernel Offset: 0x28da86000000 from 0xffff800008000000
PHYS_OFFSET: 0xfffff76600000000
CPU features: 0x00000,01a00100,0000421b
Memory Limit: none
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How to fix CVE-2023-53655
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcu: Avoid stack overflow due to __rcu_irq_enter_check_tick() being kprobe-ed Registering a kprobe on __rcu_irq_enter_check_tick() can cause kernel stack overflow as shown below. This issue can be reproduced by enabling CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL and booting the kernel with argument “nohz_full=”, and then giving the following commands at the […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
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