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CVE-2023-53799

Published: Dec 9, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: api - Use work queue in crypto_destroy_instance The function crypto_drop_spawn expects to be called in process context. However, when an instance is unregistered while it still has active users, the last user may cause the instance to be freed in atomic context. Fix this by delaying the freeing to a work queue.

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
6bfd48096ff8ecabf955958b51ddfa7988eb0a14 - < 625bf86bf53eb7a8ee60fb9dc45b272b77e5ce1c
affected
6bfd48096ff8ecabf955958b51ddfa7988eb0a14 - < 048545d9fc6424b0a11e7e8771225bb9afe09422
affected
6bfd48096ff8ecabf955958b51ddfa7988eb0a14 - < c4cb61c5f976183c07d16b0071f0c60bc212ef1f
affected
6bfd48096ff8ecabf955958b51ddfa7988eb0a14 - < 867a146690960ac7b89ce40f4ee60dd32eeb1682
affected
6bfd48096ff8ecabf955958b51ddfa7988eb0a14 - < c0dbcebc7f390ec7dbe010dcc22c60f0c6bfc26d

+1 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
2.6.19
unaffected
0 - < 2.6.19
unaffected
5.10.195 - <= 5.10.*
unaffected
5.15.132 - <= 5.15.*
unaffected
6.1.53 - <= 6.1.*

+3 more versions

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