CVE-2023-53986

HIGHPre-NVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-12-24. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mips: bmips: BCM6358: disable RAC flush for TP1

RAC flush causes kernel panics on BCM6358 with EHCI/OHCI when booting from TP1: [ 3.881739] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-platform [ 3.895011] Reserved instruction in kernel code[#1]: [ 3.900113] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: init Not tainted 5.10.16 #0 [ 3.905829] $ 0 : 00000000 10008700 00000000 77d94060 [ 3.911238] $ 4 : 7fd1f088 00000000 81431cac 81431ca0 [ 3.916641] $ 8 : 00000000 ffffefff 8075cd34 00000000 [ 3.922043] $12 : 806f8d40 f3e812b7 00000000 000d9aaa [ 3.927446] $16 : 7fd1f068 7fd1f080 7ff559b8 81428470 [ 3.932848] $20 : 00000000 00000000 55590000 77d70000 [ 3.938251] $24 : 00000018 00000010 [ 3.943655] $28 : 81430000 81431e60 81431f28 800157fc [ 3.949058] Hi : 00000000 [ 3.952013] Lo : 00000000 [ 3.955019] epc : 80015808 setup_sigcontext+0x54/0x24c [ 3.960464] ra : 800157fc setup_sigcontext+0x48/0x24c [ 3.965913] Status: 10008703 KERNEL EXL IE [ 3.970216] Cause : 00800028 (ExcCode 0a) [ 3.974340] PrId : 0002a010 (Broadcom BMIPS4350) [ 3.979170] Modules linked in: ohci_platform ohci_hcd fsl_mph_dr_of ehci_platform ehci_fsl ehci_hcd gpio_button_hotplug usbcore nls_base usb_common [ 3.992907] Process init (pid: 1, threadinfo=(ptrval), task=(ptrval), tls=77e22ec8) [ 4.000776] Stack : 81431ef4 7fd1f080 81431f28 81428470 7fd1f068 81431edc 7ff559b8 81428470 [ 4.009467] 81431f28 7fd1f080 55590000 77d70000 77d5498c 80015c70 806f0000 8063ae74 [ 4.018149] 08100002 81431f28 0000000a 08100002 81431f28 0000000a 77d6b418 00000003 [ 4.026831] ffffffff 80016414 80080734 81431ecc 81431ecc 00000001 00000000 04000000 [ 4.035512] 77d54874 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000012 00000002 00000000 [ 4.044196] ... [ 4.046706] Call Trace: [ 4.049238] [<80015808>] setup_sigcontext+0x54/0x24c [ 4.054356] [<80015c70>] setup_frame+0xdc/0x124 [ 4.059015] [<80016414>] do_notify_resume+0x1dc/0x288 [ 4.064207] [<80011b50>] work_notifysig+0x10/0x18 [ 4.069036] [ 4.070538] Code: 8fc300b4 00001025 26240008 ac830004 3c048063 0c0228aa 24846a00 26240010 [ 4.080686] [ 4.082517] ---[ end trace 22a8edb41f5f983b ]--- [ 4.087374] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception [ 4.092753] Rebooting in 1 seconds..

Because the bootloader (CFE) is not initializing the Read-ahead cache properly on the second thread (TP1). Since the RAC was not initialized properly, we should avoid flushing it at the risk of corrupting the instruction stream as seen in the trace above.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6(medium)
EG Risk
43(Track)
EG Risk 43/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity86% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
37%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 24, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

mips: bmips: BCM6358: disable RAC flush for TP1 - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab327f8acdf8d06601fbf058859a539a9422afff
generic

mips: bmips: BCM6358: disable RAC flush for TP1 - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/288c96aa5b5526cd4a946e84ef85e165857693b5
generic

mips: bmips: BCM6358: disable RAC flush for TP1 - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cdbcff99f15db86a10672fb220379a1ae46ccae
generic

mips: bmips: BCM6358: disable RAC flush for TP1 - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b723644294f1d79770704162c0e8d1f700b6f1
generic

mips: bmips: BCM6358: disable RAC flush for TP1 - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47a449ec09b4479b89dcc6b27ec3829fc82ffafb
generic

mips: bmips: BCM6358: disable RAC flush for TP1 - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d65de5ee8b72868fbbbd39ca73017d0e526fa13a

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-53986(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 5.4.240—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (25 versions)5.10.178-1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.1.25-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.1.25-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.1.25-1—

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-53986?
CVE-2023-53986 is a high vulnerability published on December 24, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mips: bmips: BCM6358: disable RAC flush for TP1 RAC flush causes kernel panics on BCM6358 with EHCI/OHCI when booting from TP1: [ 3.881739] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-platform [ 3.895011] Reserved…
When was CVE-2023-53986 disclosed?
CVE-2023-53986 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 24, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-53986 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-53986 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 62.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-53986?
CVE-2023-53986 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.6 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-53986?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-53986, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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