Bug 2420283 (CVE-2023-53799) - CVE-2023-53799 kernel: crypto: api - Use work queue in crypto_destroy_instance
Summary: CVE-2023-53799 kernel: crypto: api - Use work queue in crypto_destroy_instance
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-53799
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-12-09 01:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-12-10 04:36 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-09 01:05:44 UTC
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.


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