{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-53007","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2025-03-27T16:40:15.745Z","datePublished":"2025-03-27T16:43:38.102Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:36:47.776Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:36:47.776Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntracing: Make sure trace_printk() can output as soon as it can be used\n\nCurrently trace_printk() can be used as soon as early_trace_init() is\ncalled from start_kernel(). But if a crash happens, and\n\"ftrace_dump_on_oops\" is set on the kernel command line, all you get will\nbe:\n\n  [    0.456075]   <idle>-0         0dN.2. 347519us : Unknown type 6\n  [    0.456075]   <idle>-0         0dN.2. 353141us : Unknown type 6\n  [    0.456075]   <idle>-0         0dN.2. 358684us : Unknown type 6\n\nThis is because the trace_printk() event (type 6) hasn't been registered\nyet. That gets done via an early_initcall(), which may be early, but not\nearly enough.\n\nInstead of registering the trace_printk() event (and other ftrace events,\nwhich are not trace events) via an early_initcall(), have them registered at\nthe same time that trace_printk() can be used. This way, if there is a\ncrash before early_initcall(), then the trace_printk()s will actually be\nuseful."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["kernel/trace/trace.c","kernel/trace/trace.h","kernel/trace/trace_output.c"],"versions":[{"version":"e725c731e3bb1e892e7b564c945b121cb41d1087","lessThan":"f97eb0ab066133483a65c93eb894748de2f6b598","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e725c731e3bb1e892e7b564c945b121cb41d1087","lessThan":"b94d7c7654356860dd7719120c7d15ba38b6162a","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e725c731e3bb1e892e7b564c945b121cb41d1087","lessThan":"76b2390fdc80c0a8300e5da5b6b62d201b6fe9ce","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e725c731e3bb1e892e7b564c945b121cb41d1087","lessThan":"de3930a4883ddad2244efd6d349013294c62c75c","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e725c731e3bb1e892e7b564c945b121cb41d1087","lessThan":"b0af180514edea6c83dc9a299d9f383009c99f25","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e725c731e3bb1e892e7b564c945b121cb41d1087","lessThan":"198c83963f6335ca6d690cff067679560f2a3a22","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e725c731e3bb1e892e7b564c945b121cb41d1087","lessThan":"3bb06eb6e9acf7c4a3e1b5bc87aed398ff8e2253","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["kernel/trace/trace.c","kernel/trace/trace.h","kernel/trace/trace_output.c"],"versions":[{"version":"4.12","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"4.12","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"4.14.305","lessThanOrEqual":"4.14.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"4.19.272","lessThanOrEqual":"4.19.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.4.231","lessThanOrEqual":"5.4.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.166","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.91","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.9","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.2","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.12","versionEndExcluding":"4.14.305"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.12","versionEndExcluding":"4.19.272"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.12","versionEndExcluding":"5.4.231"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.12","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.166"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.12","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.91"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.12","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.9"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.12","versionEndExcluding":"6.2"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f97eb0ab066133483a65c93eb894748de2f6b598"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b94d7c7654356860dd7719120c7d15ba38b6162a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76b2390fdc80c0a8300e5da5b6b62d201b6fe9ce"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de3930a4883ddad2244efd6d349013294c62c75c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0af180514edea6c83dc9a299d9f383009c99f25"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/198c83963f6335ca6d690cff067679560f2a3a22"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bb06eb6e9acf7c4a3e1b5bc87aed398ff8e2253"}],"title":"tracing: Make sure trace_printk() can output as soon as it can be used","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}