Vulnerability in Linux

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 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

EPSS: 0.002 (7.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 2.6.32.6, 6.1.30, 2.6.33

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