{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2023-53022", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-03-27T16:40:15.752Z", "datePublished": "2025-03-27T16:43:48.513Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T19:37:05.678Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T19:37:05.678Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: enetc: avoid deadlock in enetc_tx_onestep_tstamp()\n\nThis lockdep splat says it better than I could:\n\n================================\nWARNING: inconsistent lock state\n6.2.0-rc2-07010-ga9b9500ffaac-dirty #967 Not tainted\n--------------------------------\ninconsistent {IN-SOFTIRQ-W} -> {SOFTIRQ-ON-W} usage.\nkworker/1:3/179 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] takes:\nffff3ec4036ce098 (_xmit_ETHER#2){+.?.}-{3:3}, at: netif_freeze_queues+0x5c/0xc0\n{IN-SOFTIRQ-W} state was registered at:\n _raw_spin_lock+0x5c/0xc0\n sch_direct_xmit+0x148/0x37c\n __dev_queue_xmit+0x528/0x111c\n ip6_finish_output2+0x5ec/0xb7c\n ip6_finish_output+0x240/0x3f0\n ip6_output+0x78/0x360\n ndisc_send_skb+0x33c/0x85c\n ndisc_send_rs+0x54/0x12c\n addrconf_rs_timer+0x154/0x260\n call_timer_fn+0xb8/0x3a0\n __run_timers.part.0+0x214/0x26c\n run_timer_softirq+0x3c/0x74\n __do_softirq+0x14c/0x5d8\n ____do_softirq+0x10/0x20\n call_on_irq_stack+0x2c/0x5c\n do_softirq_own_stack+0x1c/0x30\n __irq_exit_rcu+0x168/0x1a0\n irq_exit_rcu+0x10/0x40\n el1_interrupt+0x38/0x64\nirq event stamp: 7825\nhardirqs last enabled at (7825): [] exit_to_kernel_mode+0x34/0x130\nhardirqs last disabled at (7823): [] __do_softirq+0x550/0x5d8\nsoftirqs last enabled at (7824): [] __do_softirq+0x46c/0x5d8\nsoftirqs last disabled at (7811): [] ____do_softirq+0x10/0x20\n\nother info that might help us debug this:\n Possible unsafe locking scenario:\n\n CPU0\n ----\n lock(_xmit_ETHER#2);\n \n lock(_xmit_ETHER#2);\n\n *** DEADLOCK ***\n\n3 locks held by kworker/1:3/179:\n #0: ffff3ec400004748 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1f4/0x6c0\n #1: ffff80000a0bbdc8 ((work_completion)(&priv->tx_onestep_tstamp)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1f4/0x6c0\n #2: ffff3ec4036cd438 (&dev->tx_global_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: netif_tx_lock+0x1c/0x34\n\nWorkqueue: events enetc_tx_onestep_tstamp\nCall trace:\n print_usage_bug.part.0+0x208/0x22c\n mark_lock+0x7f0/0x8b0\n __lock_acquire+0x7c4/0x1ce0\n lock_acquire.part.0+0xe0/0x220\n lock_acquire+0x68/0x84\n _raw_spin_lock+0x5c/0xc0\n netif_freeze_queues+0x5c/0xc0\n netif_tx_lock+0x24/0x34\n enetc_tx_onestep_tstamp+0x20/0x100\n process_one_work+0x28c/0x6c0\n worker_thread+0x74/0x450\n kthread+0x118/0x11c\n\nbut I'll say it anyway: the enetc_tx_onestep_tstamp() work item runs in\nprocess context, therefore with softirqs enabled (i.o.w., it can be\ninterrupted by a softirq). If we hold the netif_tx_lock() when there is\nan interrupt, and the NET_TX softirq then gets scheduled, this will take\nthe netif_tx_lock() a second time and deadlock the kernel.\n\nTo solve this, use netif_tx_lock_bh(), which blocks softirqs from\nrunning." } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "7294380c5211687aa4d66166984b152ee84caf5f", "lessThan": "8232e5a84d25a84a5cbda0f241a00793fb6eb608", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "7294380c5211687aa4d66166984b152ee84caf5f", "lessThan": "e893dced1a18e77b1262f5c10169413f0ece0da7", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "7294380c5211687aa4d66166984b152ee84caf5f", "lessThan": "3c463721a73bdb57a913e0d3124677a3758886fc", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "5.13", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "5.13", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "5.15.91", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.1.9", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.2", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.13", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.91" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.9" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.2" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8232e5a84d25a84a5cbda0f241a00793fb6eb608" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e893dced1a18e77b1262f5c10169413f0ece0da7" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c463721a73bdb57a913e0d3124677a3758886fc" } ], "title": "net: enetc: avoid deadlock in enetc_tx_onestep_tstamp()", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } }, "adp": [ { "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-667", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-667 Improper Locking" } ] } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE" } }, { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2025-10-01T17:19:04.279885Z", "id": "CVE-2023-53022", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "partial" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-10-01T17:19:07.564Z" } } ] } }