CVE-2023-54309
tpm: tpm_vtpm_proxy: fix a race condition in /dev/vtpmx creation
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm: tpm_vtpm_proxy: fix a race condition in /dev/vtpmx creation /dev/vtpmx is made visible before 'workqueue' is initialized, which can
lead to a memory corruption in the worst case scenario. Address this by initializing 'workqueue' as the very first step of the
driver initialization.
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 RT kernel was updated to fix various security issues.
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- 2025-12-30 CVE Reserved
- 2025-12-30 CVE Published
- 2025-12-31 CVE Updated
- 2026-01-31 EPSS Updated
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References (9)
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 | Vuln. Introduced |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.8 < 4.14.322 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.8 < 4.14.322" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.8 < 4.19.291 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.8 < 4.19.291" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.8 < 5.4.251 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.8 < 5.4.251" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.8 < 5.10.188 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.8 < 5.10.188" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.8 < 5.15.121 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.8 < 5.15.121" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.8 < 6.1.40 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.8 < 6.1.40" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.8 < 6.4.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.8 < 6.4.5" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.8 < 6.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.8 < 6.5" | en |
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