CVE-2023-53030 | octeontx2-pf: Avoid use of GFP_KERNEL in atomic context

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: Avoid use of GFP_KERNEL in atomic context Using GFP_KERNEL in preemption disable context, causing below warning when CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP is enabled. [ 32.542271] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/linux/sched/mm.h:274 [ 32.550883] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 1, name: swapper/0 [ 32.558707] preempt_count: 1, expected: 0 [ 32.562710] RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0 [ 32.566800] CPU: 3 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G W 6.2.0-rc2-00269-gae9dcb91c606 #7 [ 32.576188] Hardware name: Marvell CN106XX board (DT) [ 32.581232] Call trace: [ 32.583670] dump_backtrace.part.0+0xe0/0xf0 [ 32.587937] show_stack+0x18/0x30 [ 32.591245] dump_stack_lvl+0x68/0x84 [ 32.594900] dump_stack+0x18/0x34 [ 32.598206] __might_resched+0x12c/0x160 [ 32.602122] __might_sleep+0x48/0xa0 [ 32.605689] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x2b8/0x2e0 [ 32.610301] __kmalloc+0x58/0x190 [ 32.613610] otx2_sq_aura_pool_init+0x1a8/0x314 [ 32.618134] otx2_open+0x1d4/0x9d0 To avoid use of GFP_ATOMIC for memory allocation, disable preemption after all memory allocation is done.

Published: 2025-03-27 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-53030 is rated Low Risk (22.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-53030

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.02% 0.12% +0.10%
2 2025-03-28 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-53030

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-53030

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-53030

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2023-53030 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53030
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53030
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53030/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-53030 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1551 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1145, ignored 146, not-affected 145, released 114, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53030

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-53030

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.15.87, < 5.15.91 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.0.19, < 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.1.5, < 6.1.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-53030

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