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CVE-2023-53668

7.1 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Fix deadloop issue on reading trace_pipe Soft lockup occurs when reading file 'trace_pipe': watchdog: BUG: soft…

Published Oct 7, 2025CWE-125EPSS 0.15%

Overview

CVE-2023-53668 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 7, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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

ring-buffer: Fix deadloop issue on reading trace_pipe

Soft lockup occurs when reading file 'trace_pipe':

watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#6 stuck for 22s! [cat:4488]

[...]

RIP: 0010:ring_buffer_empty_cpu+0xed/0x170

RSP: 0018:ffff88810dd6fc48 EFLAGS: 00000246

RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000246 RCX: ffffffff93d1aaeb

RDX: ffff88810a280040 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffff88811164b218

RBP: ffff88811164b218 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff88815156600f

R10: ffffed102a2acc01 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000051651901

R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff888115e49500 R15: 0000000000000000

[...]

CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033

CR2: 00007f8d853c2000 CR3: 000000010dcd8000 CR4: 00000000000006e0

DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000

DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400

Call Trace:

__find_next_entry+0x1a8/0x4b0

? peek_n

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/0a29dae5786d263016a9aceb1e56bf3fd4cc6fa0Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/27bdd93e44cc28dd9b94893fae146b83d4f5b31eRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/5e68f1f3a20fe9b6bde018e353269fbfa289609cRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/7e42907f3a7b4ce3a2d1757f6d78336984daf8f5Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/8b0b63fdac6b70a45614e7d4b30e5bbb93deb007Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/a55e8a3596048c2f7b574049aeb1885b5abba1ccRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/bb14a93bccc92766b1d9302c6bcbea17d4bce306Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/e84829522fc72bb43556b31575731de0440ac0dd

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53668?

CVE-2023-53668 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 7, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2023-53668?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-53668?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-53668?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-53668 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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