CVE-2023-54283
kernel: bpf: Address KCSAN report on bpf_lru_list
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · December 30, 2025
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A data race was found in the BPF LRU list implementation. Concurrent access to node->ref without proper memory barriers triggers KCSAN warnings, though the race is benign as the reference value does not need to be precise.
Statement
This is a benign data race reported by KCSAN (Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer). The fix improves code correctness by using READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE but the original behavior was functionally acceptable for this use case.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 2.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-366 · Race Condition within a Thread