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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | tpm: tpm_vtpm_proxy: fix a race condition in /dev/vtpmx creation | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T19:59:28.525Z
Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.530Z
Link: CVE-2023-54309
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:20.083
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2023-54309
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