CVE catalog
CVE-2023-54309
linux: CVE-2023-54309
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.21% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux | sid | 7.2.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | forky | 7.2.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | trixie | 6.12.107-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | trixie-security | 6.12.113-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | bookworm | 6.1.176-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | bookworm-security | 6.1.190-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux | source | sid | 6.4.11-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | linux | source | forky | 6.4.11-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | linux | source | trixie | 6.4.11-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | linux | source | bookworm | 6.1.52-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2023_6583.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54309]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-54309]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-54309.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/wid-sec-w-2025-2941.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]