CVE-2023-54283

EPSS 0.0%
  • Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:17.287

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Address KCSAN report on bpf_lru_list

KCSAN reported a data-race when accessing node->ref.
Although node->ref does not have to be accurate,
take this chance to use a more common READ_ONCE() and WRITE_ONCE()
pattern instead of data_race().

There is an existing bpf_lru_node_is_ref() and bpf_lru_node_set_ref().
This patch also adds bpf_lru_node_clear_ref() to do the
WRITE_ONCE(node->ref, 0) also.

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BUG: KCSAN: data-race in __bpf_lru_list_rotate / __htab_lru_percpu_map_update_elem

write to 0xffff888137038deb of 1 bytes by task 11240 on cpu 1:
__bpf_lru_node_move kernel/bpf/bpf_lru_list.c:113 [inline]
__bpf_lru_list_rotate_active kernel/bpf/bpf_lru_list.c:149 [inline]
__bpf_lru_list_rotate+0x1bf/0x750 kernel/bpf/bpf_lru_list.c:240
bpf_lru_list_pop_free_to_local kernel/bpf/bpf_lru_list.c:329 [inline]
bpf_common_lru_pop_free kernel/bpf/bpf_lru_list.c:447 [inline]
bpf_lru_pop_free+0x638/0xe20 kernel/bpf/bpf_lru_list.c:499
prealloc_lru_pop kernel/bpf/hashtab.c:290 [inline]
__htab_lru_percpu_map_update_elem+0xe7/0x820 kernel/bpf/hashtab.c:1316
bpf_percpu_hash_update+0x5e/0x90 kernel/bpf/hashtab.c:2313
bpf_map_update_value+0x2a9/0x370 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:200
generic_map_update_batch+0x3ae/0x4f0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:1687
bpf_map_do_batch+0x2d9/0x3d0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4534
__sys_bpf+0x338/0x810
__do_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5096 [inline]
__se_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5094 [inline]
__x64_sys_bpf+0x43/0x50 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5094
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

read to 0xffff888137038deb of 1 bytes by task 11241 on cpu 0:
bpf_lru_node_set_ref kernel/bpf/bpf_lru_list.h:70 [inline]
__htab_lru_percpu_map_update_elem+0x2f1/0x820 kernel/bpf/hashtab.c:1332
bpf_percpu_hash_update+0x5e/0x90 kernel/bpf/hashtab.c:2313
bpf_map_update_value+0x2a9/0x370 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:200
generic_map_update_batch+0x3ae/0x4f0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:1687
bpf_map_do_batch+0x2d9/0x3d0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4534
__sys_bpf+0x338/0x810
__do_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5096 [inline]
__se_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5094 [inline]
__x64_sys_bpf+0x43/0x50 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5094
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x41/0xc0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

value changed: 0x01 -> 0x00

Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on:
CPU: 0 PID: 11241 Comm: syz-executor.3 Not tainted 6.3.0-rc7-syzkaller-00136-g6a66fdd29ea1 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/30/2023
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How to fix CVE-2023-54283

CVE-2023-54283 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Address KCSAN report on bpf_lru_list KCSAN reported a data-race when accessing node->ref. Although node->ref does not have to be accurate, take this chance to use a more common READ_ONCE() and WRITE_ONCE() pattern instead of data_race(). There is an existing bpf_lru_node_is_ref() and bpf_lru_node_set_ref(). This patch […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Dec 30, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Dec 30, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

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