CVE-2023-54244Race Condition within a Thread in Linux

Severity
4.7MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 89.30%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: EC: Fix oops when removing custom query handlers When removing custom query handlers, the handler might still be used inside the EC query workqueue, causing a kernel oops if the module holding the callback function was already unloaded. Fix this by flushing the EC query workqueue when removing custom query handlers. Tested on a Acer Travelmate 4002WLMi

Affected Packages4 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel2.6.334.14.316+6
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.191-1+3
CVEListV5linux/linuxa62e8f1978f49e52f87a711ff6711b323d4b12ff130e3eac51912f2c866e7d035992ede25f8feac0+9
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-97qr-rh7x-rfq4: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: EC: Fix oops when removing custom query handlers When removing custom quer2025-12-30
OSV
ACPI: EC: Fix oops when removing custom query handlers2025-12-30
OSV
CVE-2023-54244: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: EC: Fix oops when removing custom query handlers When removing custom query2025-12-30

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: ACPI: EC: Fix oops when removing custom query handlers2025-12-30
Debian
CVE-2023-54244: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: EC: F...2023

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2023-54244 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz