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CVE-2023-53764: Linux packages need update to prevent unauthorized code execution
CVE-2023-53764 · published today
Summary
Several Linux distributions, including Debian and Canonical's Ubuntu variants, have a security gap that could let attackers run their own code on your servers. The problem has been fixed in newer releases, so you should upgrade to the latest version of the affected Linux packages as soon as possible.
What to do
- Update debian rootio-linux to version 6.1.159-1.root.io.75.
- Update linux kernel to version 6.3.4.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-185.195.root.io.101.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-186.196.root.io.103.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-186.196.aikido.104.
- Update linux to version 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116.
- Update rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116.
- Update linux to version 6.1.190-1.aikido.167.
- Update rootio-linux to version 6.1.190-1.aikido.167.
- Update linux linux to version 9faf7c696610a348ca94a224d55c946b19b3279d or later.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root:Debian:12 | debian | rootio-linux |
< 6.1.159-1.root.io.75 Fix: upgrade to 6.1.159-1.root.io.75
|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | canonical | linux | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lts-xenial | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-hwe | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe | All versions |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-edge | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-kvm | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS | canonical | linux-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.3 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-4.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.3 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-edge | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-4.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.3 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-tegra | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-5.17 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-6.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-6.1 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-raspi | All versions |
| Linux | linux | kernel |
>= 6.3.0, < 6.3.4 Fix: upgrade to 6.3.4
|
| – | linux | linux |
< 9faf7c696610a348ca94a224d55c946b19b3279d 6.3 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gke-4.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gke-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gkeop-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-edge | All versions |
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| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-ibm-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-kvm | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.0 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.3 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-raspi-5.4 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-bluefield | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gke | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gke-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gkeop | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gkeop-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-5.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-5.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-ibm | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-ibm-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-intel-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-iot | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-kvm | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-5.10 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-5.14 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-5.6 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.13 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oracle-5.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-raspi | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-raspi2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-5.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-5.15 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-5.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-allwinner-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gke | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gkeop | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-ibm | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-intel-iot-realtime | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-intel-iotg | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-kvm | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-realtime | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-starfive-5.19 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-starfive-6.2 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-starfive-6.5 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-bluefield | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-aws-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-fips | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-intel-iot-realtime | All versions |
| Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS | canonical | linux-realtime | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-azure-6.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-gcp-6.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-6.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-nvidia-6.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-6.11 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-oem-6.8 | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-raspi-realtime | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-realtime | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv | All versions |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | canonical | linux-riscv-6.14 | All versions |
| Root:Ubuntu:22.04 | canonical | rootio-linux |
< 5.15.0-185.195.root.io.101 < 5.15.0-186.196.root.io.103 < 5.15.0-186.196.aikido.104 Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-185.195.root.io.101
|
| Root:Ubuntu:22.04 | – | linux |
< 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116 Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116
|
| Root:Ubuntu:22.04 | – | rootio-linux |
< 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116 Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116
|
| Root:Debian:12 | – | linux |
< 6.1.190-1.aikido.167 Fix: upgrade to 6.1.190-1.aikido.167
|
| Root:Debian:12 | – | rootio-linux |
< 6.1.190-1.aikido.167 Fix: upgrade to 6.1.190-1.aikido.167
|
Original advisory text
CVE-2023-53764 in linux - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2023-53764 in the linux package for Root:Debian:12. Multiple fixed versions available.
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53764 Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/95a389e2ff3212d866cc51c77d682d2934074eb8 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53764 Third Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53764 Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git Product
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53764... Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95a389e2ff3212d866cc51c77d682d2934074eb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9faf7c696610a348ca94a224d55c946b19b3279d
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit
- Gives an attacker full control
Timeline
Published18 Oct 2026
Updated18 Oct 2026
First seen6 Mar 2026
Sources
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53764 · OSV
CVE-2023-53764 · OSV
CVE-2023-53764 · MITRE
CVE-2023-53764 · NVD
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