CVE-2023-54309
tpm: tpm_vtpm_proxy: fix a race condition in /dev/vtpmx creation
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 < 509d21f1c4bb9d35d397fca3226165b156a7639f 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 < 04e8697d26613ccea760cf57eb20a5a27f788c0f 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 < 86b9820395f226b8f33cbae9599deebf8af1ce72 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 < 9ff7fcb3a2ed0e9b895bb5b4c13872d584a8815b 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 < e08295290c53a3cf174c236721747a01b9550ae2 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 < 99b998fb9d7d2d2d9dbb3e19db2d0ade02f5a604 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 < 092db954e2c3c5ba6c0ce990c7da72cf8f3b9c51 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 < f4032d615f90970d6c3ac1d9c0bce3351eb4445c
Linux / Linux
4.8
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/509d21f1c4bb9d35d397fca3226165b156a7639f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e8697d26613ccea760cf57eb20a5a27f788c0f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86b9820395f226b8f33cbae9599deebf8af1ce72 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ff7fcb3a2ed0e9b895bb5b4c13872d584a8815b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e08295290c53a3cf174c236721747a01b9550ae2 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99b998fb9d7d2d2d9dbb3e19db2d0ade02f5a604 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/092db954e2c3c5ba6c0ce990c7da72cf8f3b9c51 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4032d615f90970d6c3ac1d9c0bce3351eb4445c