{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54288","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  wifi: mac80211: fortify the spinlock against deadlock by interrupt  In the function ieee80211_tx_dequeue() there is a particular locking sequence:  begin: \tspin_lock(&local-\u003equeue_stop_reason_lock); \tq_stopped = local-\u003equeue_stop_reasons[q]; \tspin_unlock(&local-\u003equeue_stop_reason_lock);  However small the chance (increased by ftracetest), an asynchronous interrupt can occur in between of spin_lock() and spin_unlock(), and the interrupt routine will attempt to lock the same &local-\u003equeue_stop_reason_lock again.  This will cause a costly reset of the CPU and the wifi device or an altogether hang in the single CPU and single core scenario.  The only remaining spin_lock(&local-\u003equeue_stop_reason_lock) that did not disable interrupts was patched, which should prevent any deadlocks on the same CPU/core and the same wifi device.  This is the probable trace of the deadlock:  kernel: ================================ kernel: WARNING: inconsistent lock state kernel: 6.3.0-rc6-mt-20230401-00001-gf86822a1170f #4 Tainted: G        W kernel: -------------------------------- kernel: inconsistent {IN-SOFTIRQ-W} -\u003e {SOFTIRQ-ON-W} usage. kernel: kworker/5:0/25656 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] takes: kernel: ffff9d6190779478 (&local-\u003equeue_stop_reason_lock){+.?.}-{2:2}, at: return_to_handler+0x0/0x40 kernel: {IN-SOFTIRQ-W} state was registered at: kernel:   lock_acquire+0xc7/0x2d0 kernel:   _raw_spin_lock+0x36/0x50 kernel:   ieee80211_tx_dequeue+0xb4/0x1330 [mac80211] kernel:   iwl_mvm_mac_itxq_xmit+0xae/0x210 [iwlmvm] kernel:   iwl_mvm_mac_wake_tx_queue+0x2d/0xd0 [iwlmvm] kernel:   ieee80211_queue_skb+0x450/0x730 [mac80211] kernel:   __ieee80211_xmit_fast.constprop.66+0x834/0xa50 [mac80211] kernel:   __ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0x217/0x530 [mac80211] kernel:   ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0x60/0x580 [mac80211] kernel:   dev_hard_start_xmit+0xb5/0x260 kernel:   __dev_queue_xmit+0xdbe/0x1200 kernel:   neigh_resolve_output+0x166/0x260 kernel:   ip_finish_output2+0x216/0xb80 kernel:   __ip_finish_output+0x2a4/0x4d0 kernel:   ip_finish_output+0x2d/0xd0 kernel:   ip_output+0x82/0x2b0 kernel:   ip_local_out+0xec/0x110 kernel:   igmpv3_sendpack+0x5c/0x90 kernel:   igmp_ifc_timer_expire+0x26e/0x4e0 kernel:   call_timer_fn+0xa5/0x230 kernel:   run_timer_softirq+0x27f/0x550 kernel:   __do_softirq+0xb4/0x3a4 kernel:   irq_exit_rcu+0x9b/0xc0 kernel:   sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x80/0xa0 kernel:   asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1f/0x30 kernel:   _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x3f/0x70 kernel:   free_to_partial_list+0x3d6/0x590 kernel:   __slab_free+0x1b7/0x310 kernel:   kmem_cache_free+0x52d/0x550 kernel:   putname+0x5d/0x70 kernel:   do_sys_openat2+0x1d7/0x310 kernel:   do_sys_open+0x51/0x80 kernel:   __x64_sys_openat+0x24/0x30 kernel:   do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x90 kernel:   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc kernel: irq event stamp: 5120729 kernel: hardirqs last  enabled at (5120729): [\u003cffffffff9d149936\u003e] trace_graph_return+0xd6/0x120 kernel: hardirqs last disabled at (5120728): [\u003cffffffff9d149950\u003e] trace_graph_return+0xf0/0x120 kernel: softirqs last  enabled at (5069900): [\u003cffffffff9cf65b60\u003e] return_to_handler+0x0/0x40 kernel: softirqs last disabled at (5067555): [\u003cffffffff9cf65b60\u003e] return_to_handler+0x0/0x40 kernel:         other info that might help us debug this: kernel:  Possible unsafe locking scenario: kernel:        CPU0 kernel:        ---- kernel:   lock(&local-\u003equeue_stop_reason_lock); kernel:   \u003cInterrupt\u003e kernel:     lock(&local-\u003equeue_stop_reason_lock); kernel:          *** DEADLOCK *** kernel: 8 locks held by kworker/5:0/25656: kernel:  #0: ffff9d618009d138 ((wq_completion)events_freezable){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1ca/0x530 kernel:  #1: ffffb1ef4637fe68 ((work_completion)(&local-\u003erestart_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1ce/0x530 kernel:  #2: ffffffff9f166548 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: return_to_handler+0x0/0x40 kernel:  #3: ffff9d619 ---truncated---","modified":"2026-09-15T08:47:32.497780778Z","published":"2025-12-30T13:16:17.833Z","upstream":["CVE-2023-54288"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-54288"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"linux","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.1.37-1"}]}],"versions":["6.1.27-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54288.json"}},{"package":{"name":"linux","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.3.7-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54288.json"}},{"package":{"name":"linux","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.3.7-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54288.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}