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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54309

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54309 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.199999809265137 CRITICAL

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
9.199999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 6.1.37-1, 6.1.38-1
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 5.10.103-1, 5.10.103-1~bpo10+1

Timeline

  • Dec 30, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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