CVE-2023-53013

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Mar 27, 2025

Updated: Apr 14, 2025

CWE ID 667

Summary

CVE-2023-53013 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel's ptdma driver. The issue lies in the pt_core_irq_handler() interrupt handler, which can lead to a call to pt_core_execute_cmd() from interrupt context. This function attempts to acquire a mutex, which is not proper in interrupt context, resulting in a kernel panic. The vulnerability has been mitigated by replacing the mutex with a spinlock in the affected code.

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Linux Kernel

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LINUX

Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations

https://app.recordedfuture.com/live/sc/entity/4vVChT
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53013
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53013

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