CVE-2023-53859
kernel: s390/idle: mark arch_cpu_idle() noinstr
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · December 9, 2025
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A kernel warning vulnerability was found in the s390 architecture idle handling in the Linux kernel. The arch_cpu_idle() function was not marked as noinstr (no instrumentation), causing RCU and tracing warnings when ftrace is enabled. This can trigger kernel warnings and potential issues with tracing in idle paths on s390 systems.
Statement
This is an instrumentation marking issue in s390 idle handling that causes kernel warnings. The impact is limited to s390 architecture systems and primarily affects tracing/debugging scenarios.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-166 · Improper Handling of Missing Special Element