Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-54309

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (7.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4, 4.8, 0

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