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CVE-2023-53794: Linux kernel packages could let attackers run code
CVE-2023-53794 · published today
Summary
The Ubuntu 22.04 Linux kernel packages (including linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx, and the linux-oem series 5.17, 6.0, and 6.1) contain a flaw that could allow an attacker to execute unauthorized code on the system. This could compromise the integrity of your servers or workstations. Apply the latest updates from the Ubuntu repository as soon as possible to close the gap.
What to do
- Update linux kernel to version 6.4.12.
- Update debian rootio-linux to version 5.10.249-1.root.io.52.
- Update debian rootio-linux to version 5.10.251-1.root.io.61.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-176.186.root.io.84.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-176.186.root.io.85.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-177.187.root.io.86.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-177.187.root.io.87.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-179.189.root.io.88.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-179.189.root.io.90.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-181.191.root.io.92.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-181.191.root.io.95.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-185.195.root.io.98.
- Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-185.195.root.io.99.
- 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 canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-185.195.root.io.101.
- Update debian linux to version 6.1.52-1.
- Update debian linux to version 6.4.13-1.
- 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 linux to version 7e4f5c3f01fb0e51ca438e43262d858daf9a0a76 or later.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected 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 |
| 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 |
| – | linux | linux |
< 7e4f5c3f01fb0e51ca438e43262d858daf9a0a76 4.7 |
| Linux | linux | kernel |
>= 6.2.0, < 6.4.12 Fix: upgrade to 6.4.12
|
| 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: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 |
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| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | canonical | linux-hwe-edge | All 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 | 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-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-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:Debian:11 | debian | rootio-linux |
< 5.10.249-1.root.io.52 < 5.10.251-1.root.io.61 Fix: upgrade to 5.10.249-1.root.io.52
|
| Root:Ubuntu:22.04 | canonical | rootio-linux |
< 5.15.0-176.186.root.io.84 < 5.15.0-176.186.root.io.85 < 5.15.0-177.187.root.io.86 < 5.15.0-177.187.root.io.87 < 5.15.0-179.189.root.io.88 < 5.15.0-179.189.root.io.90 < 5.15.0-181.191.root.io.92 < 5.15.0-181.191.root.io.95 < 5.15.0-185.195.root.io.98 < 5.15.0-185.195.root.io.99 < 5.15.0-186.196.root.io.103 < 5.15.0-186.196.aikido.104 1 more version range
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-176.186.root.io.84
|
| Debian:12 | debian | linux |
< 6.1.52-1 Fix: upgrade to 6.1.52-1
|
| Debian:13 | debian | linux |
< 6.4.13-1 Fix: upgrade to 6.4.13-1
|
| Root:Ubuntu:22.04 | – | linux |
< 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116 Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116
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| Root:Ubuntu:22.04 | – | rootio-linux |
< 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116 Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116
|
Original advisory text
CVE-2023-53794 in linux - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2023-53794 in the linux package for Root:Ubuntu:22.04. Multiple fixed versions available.
References
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53794... Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53794 Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git Product
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53794 Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/99f280700b4cc02d5f141b8d15f8e9fad0418f65 Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99f280700b4cc02d5f141b8d15f8e9fad0418f65 URL
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/759ffc164d95a32c09528766d74d9b4fb054e8f4 URL
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e4f5c3f01fb0e51ca438e43262d858daf9a0a76 URL
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53794 Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53794 Third Party Advisory
Severity
9.8
Critical
Timeline
Published9 Oct 2026
Updated9 Oct 2026
First seen6 Mar 2026
Sources
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53794 · OSV
CVE-2023-53794 · OSV
CVE-2023-53794 · NVD
CVE-2023-53794 · MITRE
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53794 · OSV
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