CVE-2023-54237 — Improper Resource Locking in Linux

CWE-413 — Improper Resource Locking7 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedDec 30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: fix potential panic dues to unprotected smc_llc_srv_add_link() There is a certain chance to trigger the following panic: PID: 5900 TASK: ffff88c1c8af4100 CPU: 1 COMMAND: "kworker/1:48" #0 [ffff9456c1cc79a0] machine_kexec at ffffffff870665b7 #1 [ffff9456c1cc79f0] __crash_kexec at ffffffff871b4c7a #2 [ffff9456c1cc7ab0] crash_kexec at ffffffff871b5b60 #3 [ffff9456c1cc7ac0] oops_end at ffffffff87026ce7 #4 [ffff9456c1cc7a…

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Linuxlinux/linux_kernel5.8.0 — 6.1.16+1
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.20-1+2
▶CVEListV5linux/linux2d2209f2018943d4152a21eff5b76f1952e0b435 — f2f46de98c11d41ac8d22765f47ba54ce5480a5b+3
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-c945-9h2g-hv7w: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: fix potential panic dues to unprotected smc_llc_srv_add_link() There is↗2025-12-30
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OSV
net/smc: fix potential panic dues to unprotected smc_llc_srv_add_link()↗2025-12-30
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OSV
CVE-2023-54237: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: fix potential panic dues to unprotected smc_llc_srv_add_link() There is a↗2025-12-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
kernel: net/smc: fix potential panic dues to unprotected smc_llc_srv_add_link()↗2025-12-30
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Debian
CVE-2023-54237: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: fi...↗2023
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Wiz
CVE-2023-54237 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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