Linux Kernel up to 6.4.6 bpf privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 6.4.6. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component bpf. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-54283. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.4.6. This affects an unknown code of the component bpf. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

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. ================================================================== 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 ==================================================================

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-54283 since 12/30/2025. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/27/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 281465 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-54283), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.14.322, 4.19.291, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.150, 6.1.42 or 6.4.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 6eaef1b1d8720053eb1b6e7a3ff8b2ff0716bb90/a89d14410ea0352420f03cddc67e0002dcc8f9a5/e09a285ea1e859d4cc6cb689d8d5d7c1f7c7c0d5/b6d9a4062c944ad095b34dc112bf646a84156f60/819ca25444b377935faa2dbb0aa3547519b5c80f/c006fe361cfd947f51a56793deddf891e5cbfef8/6e5e83b56f50fbd1c8f7dca7df7d72c67be25571/ee9fd0ac3017c4313be91a220a9ac4c99dde7ad4 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (281465) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2941). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• IBM Power Hardware Management Console
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• RESF Rocky Linux
• IBM DataPower Gateway

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.14.321
• 4.19.290
• 5.4.250
• 5.10.187
• 5.15.149
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11
• 6.1.12
• 6.1.13
• 6.1.14
• 6.1.15
• 6.1.16
• 6.1.17
• 6.1.18
• 6.1.19
• 6.1.20
• 6.1.21
• 6.1.22
• 6.1.23
• 6.1.24
• 6.1.25
• 6.1.26
• 6.1.27
• 6.1.28
• 6.1.29
• 6.1.30
• 6.1.31
• 6.1.32
• 6.1.33
• 6.1.34
• 6.1.35
• 6.1.36
• 6.1.37
• 6.1.38
• 6.1.39
• 6.1.40
• 6.1.41
• 6.4.0
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4
• 6.4.5
• 6.4.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 281465
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-54283

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Kernel 4.14.322/4.19.291/5.4.251/5.10.188/5.15.150/6.1.42/6.4.7
Patch: 6eaef1b1d8720053eb1b6e7a3ff8b2ff0716bb90/a89d14410ea0352420f03cddc67e0002dcc8f9a5/e09a285ea1e859d4cc6cb689d8d5d7c1f7c7c0d5/b6d9a4062c944ad095b34dc112bf646a84156f60/819ca25444b377935faa2dbb0aa3547519b5c80f/c006fe361cfd947f51a56793deddf891e5cbfef8/6e5e83b56f50fbd1c8f7dca7df7d72c67be25571/ee9fd0ac3017c4313be91a220a9ac4c99dde7ad4

Timelineinfo

12/30/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/30/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
12/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/27/2026 +118 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-54283 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-54283
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-338895
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2941 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 12/30/2025 16:16
Updated: 04/27/2026 07:27
Changes: 12/30/2025 16:16 (57), 01/01/2026 18:41 (7), 01/01/2026 23:20 (2), 04/27/2026 07:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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