crypto: api - Use work queue in crypto_destroy_instance
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00205 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.53 +3Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3, 6.6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53799
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp5p-6f9j-7hj2
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/625bf86bf53eb7a8ee60fb9dc45b272b77e5ce1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/048545d9fc6424b0a11e7e8771225bb9afe09422
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4cb61c5f976183c07d16b0071f0c60bc212ef1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/867a146690960ac7b89ce40f4ee60dd32eeb1682
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0dbcebc7f390ec7dbe010dcc22c60f0c6bfc26d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ae4577bc077a7e32c3c7d442c95bc76865c0f17
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Sources
- CVE-2023-53799 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53799 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cp5p-6f9j-7hj2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-53799 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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