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GHSA-cp5p-6f9j-7hj2
GHSA-cp5p-6f9j-7hj2
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Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published December 9, 2025
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.
Timeline
- Dec 9, 2025 CVE Published
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53799 advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0dbcebc7f390ec7dbe010dcc22c60f0c6bfc26d url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/048545d9fc6424b0a11e7e8771225bb9afe09422 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/625bf86bf53eb7a8ee60fb9dc45b272b77e5ce1c url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/867a146690960ac7b89ce40f4ee60dd32eeb1682 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ae4577bc077a7e32c3c7d442c95bc76865c0f17 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4cb61c5f976183c07d16b0071f0c60bc212ef1f url