CVE-2023-53839 json
dccp: fix data-race around dp->dccps_mss_cache
published 2025-12-09 11 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-60157
- cvss
- —
- not scored
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dccp: fix data-race around dp->dccps_mss_cache
dccp_sendmsg() reads dp->dccps_mss_cache before locking the socket. Same thing in do_dccp_getsockopt().
Add READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() annotations, and change dccp_sendmsg() to check again dccps_mss_cache after socket is locked.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 4.14.323, 4.19.292, 5.4.254, 5.10.191, 5.15.127, 6.1.46, 6.4.11, 6.5
- linux Debian 12 6.1.52-1
- linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.4.11-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53839
- linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-169.187
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-91.101
- linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1116.126
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1051.56
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1120.129
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1048.56
- linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1048.53
- linux-ibm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1063.68
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53839
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- kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-40.1
- kernel-source-rt Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-40.1
- kernel-source Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-39.1
- kernel-default Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-39.1
- kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-39.1
- kernel-default-base Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-39.1.21.16
- kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/162fa1e3cfb62aa780d7c40c8cccb6c2f8bef7c1 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bdc7f272b3a110a4e1fdee6c47c8d20f9b20817 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/67eebc7a9217f999b779d46fba5312a716f0dc1d commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d701c95ee6463abcbb6da543060d6e444554135 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f239c9e1d98b313435481b4926e8bdd06197e4d8 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6ddc1c774874dc704f96a99d015dc759627bba7 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1f38d313bdfc52fb2f662e66d0c60dd1cfe2384 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a47e598fbd8617967e49d85c49c22f9fc642704c commit
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2023-53839 updated cvss 4.7
kernel: dccp: fix data-race around dp->dccps_mss_cache
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 moreaffected: workaround, no fix planned “To mitigate this issue, prevent the dccp module from being loaded. See https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for instructions on how to blacklist a kernel module.”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 moreaffected: workaround, no fix available “To mitigate this issue, prevent the dccp module from being loaded. See https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for instructions on how to blacklist a kernel module.”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernelnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/162fa1e3cfb62aa780d7c40c8cccb6c2f8bef7c1
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/2bdc7f272b3a110a4e1fdee6c47c8d20f9b20817
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/67eebc7a9217f999b779d46fba5312a716f0dc1d
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/6d701c95ee6463abcbb6da543060d6e444554135
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/f239c9e1d98b313435481b4926e8bdd06197e4d8
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/a6ddc1c774874dc704f96a99d015dc759627bba7
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/d1f38d313bdfc52fb2f662e66d0c60dd1cfe2384
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/a47e598fbd8617967e49d85c49c22f9fc642704c
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-53839
- NVD CVE-2023-53839
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