CVE-2023-53799

crypto: api - Use work queue in crypto_destroy_instance

published December 9, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00205 · 10.0th percentile
Published
2025-12-09T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 DEC 00:00Z
    crypto: api - Use work queue in crypto_destroy_instance
    cvelistv5