CVE-2023-53859
- Published: 2025-12-09T16:17:26.630
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)
R:0 T:1 IO:0 EX:0 Key:0 M:1 W:0 P:0 AS:3 CC:1 PM:0 RI:0 EA:3
Krnl GPRS: c0000000ffffbfff 0000000080000002 0000000000000026 0000000000000000
0000037ffffe3a28 0000037ffffe3a20 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
0000000000000000 0000000000f4acf6 00000000001044f0 0000037ffffe3cb0
0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000000002b55bc 0000037ffffe3bb8
Krnl Code: 00000000002b55b0: c02000840051 larl %r2,0000000001335652
00000000002b55b6: c0e5fff512d1 brasl %r14,0000000000157b58
#00000000002b55bc: af000000 mc 0,0
>00000000002b55c0: a7f4ffe7 brc 15,00000000002b558e
00000000002b55c4: 0707 bcr 0,%r7
00000000002b55c6: 0707 bcr 0,%r7
00000000002b55c8: eb6ff0480024 stmg %r6,%r15,72(%r15)
00000000002b55ce: b90400ef lgr %r14,%r15
Call Trace:
[] arch_ftrace_ops_list_func+0x250/0x258
([] arch_ftrace_ops_list_func+0x24c/0x258)
[] ftrace_common+0x1c/0x20
[] arch_cpu_idle+0x6/0x28
[] default_idle_call+0x76/0x128
[] do_idle+0xf4/0x1b0
[] cpu_startup_entry+0x36/0x40
[] smp_start_secondary+0x140/0x150
[] restart_int_handler+0x6e/0x90
Mark arch_cpu_idle() noinstr like all other architectures with
CONFIG_ARCH_WANTS_NO_INSTR (should) have it to fix this.
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How to fix CVE-2023-53859
Description: 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 […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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