CVE-2023-54306 (GCVE-0-2023-54306)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-30 12:23
Modified
2026-10-15 21:41
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: tls: avoid hanging tasks on the tx_lock
syzbot sent a hung task report and Eric explains that adversarial
receiver may keep RWIN at 0 for a long time, so we are not guaranteed
to make forward progress. Thread which took tx_lock and went to sleep
may not release tx_lock for hours. Use interruptible sleep where
possible and reschedule the work if it can't take the lock.
Testing: existing selftest passes
References
Impacted products
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
Version: 79ffe6087e9145d2377385cac48d0d6a6b4225a5 Version: 79ffe6087e9145d2377385cac48d0d6a6b4225a5 Version: 79ffe6087e9145d2377385cac48d0d6a6b4225a5 Version: 79ffe6087e9145d2377385cac48d0d6a6b4225a5 Version: 79ffe6087e9145d2377385cac48d0d6a6b4225a5 Version: 79ffe6087e9145d2377385cac48d0d6a6b4225a5 Version: c8d6817345f4ba228d07380e571676405e112872 Version: 5.3.11 ≤ |
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