CVE-2023-54267 json
powerpc/pseries: Rework lppaca_shared_proc() to avoid DEBUG_PREEMPT
published 2025-12-30 10 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-60374
- cvss
- —
- not scored
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
powerpc/pseries: Rework lppaca_shared_proc() to avoid DEBUG_PREEMPT
lppaca_shared_proc() takes a pointer to the lppaca which is typically accessed through get_lppaca(). With DEBUG_PREEMPT enabled, this leads to checking if preemption is enabled, for example:
BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: grep/10693 caller is lparcfg_data+0x408/0x19a0 CPU: 4 PID: 10693 Comm: grep Not tainted 6.5.0-rc3 #2 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x154/0x200 (unreliable) check_preemption_disabled+0x214/0x220 lparcfg_data+0x408/0x19a0 ...
This isn't actually a problem however, as it does not matter which lppaca is accessed, the shared proc state will be the same. vcpudispatch_stats_procfs_init() already works around this by disabling preemption, but the lparcfg code does not, erroring any time /proc/powerpc/lparcfg is accessed with DEBUG_PREEMPT enabled.
Instead of disabling preemption on the caller side, rework lppaca_shared_proc() to not take a pointer and instead directly access the lppaca, bypassing any potential preemption checks.
[mpe: Rework to avoid needing a definition in paca.h and lppaca.h]
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3, 6.6
- linux Debian 12 6.1.55-1
- linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.5.3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54267
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-94.104
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1053.58
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1051.59
- linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1050.55
- linux-ibm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1046.49
- linux-kvm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1050.55
- linux-azure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1056.64
- linux-gkeop Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1036.42
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54267
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- kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
- rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
- perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
- rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
- bpftool RHEL 9 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5
- libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
- kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
- kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
red hat advisories RHSA-2024:9315
- 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 SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
- kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/953c54dfdc5d3eb7243ed902b50acb5ea1db4355 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2935443dc9c28499223d8c881474259e4b998f2a commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8568cf4c45b415854195c8832b557cdefba57a commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c5e8e666794d7dde6d14ea846c6c04f2bb34900 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f45ee5c074013a0fbfce77a5af5efddb01f5d4f4 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eac030b22ea12cdfcbb2e941c21c03964403c63f 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-2023-54267 updated cvss 2.5
kernel: powerpc/pseries: Rework lppaca_shared_proc() to avoid DEBUG_PREEMPT
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 moreaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 moreaffected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
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Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, perf 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, rtla 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-tools 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, python3-perf 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +6 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9315
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Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-cross-headers 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-headers 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5not affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/953c54dfdc5d3eb7243ed902b50acb5ea1db4355
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/2935443dc9c28499223d8c881474259e4b998f2a
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/4c8568cf4c45b415854195c8832b557cdefba57a
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/3c5e8e666794d7dde6d14ea846c6c04f2bb34900
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/f45ee5c074013a0fbfce77a5af5efddb01f5d4f4
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/eac030b22ea12cdfcbb2e941c21c03964403c63f
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-54267
- NVD CVE-2023-54267
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