CVE-2023-53520
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
01/10/2025
Last modified:
06/02/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
Bluetooth: Fix hci_suspend_sync crash<br />
<br />
If hci_unregister_dev() frees the hci_dev object but hci_suspend_notifier<br />
may still be accessing it, it can cause the program to crash.<br />
Here&#39;s the call trace:<br />
[102152.653246] Call Trace:<br />
[102152.653254] hci_suspend_sync+0x109/0x301 [bluetooth]<br />
[102152.653259] hci_suspend_dev+0x78/0xcd [bluetooth]<br />
[102152.653263] hci_suspend_notifier+0x42/0x7a [bluetooth]<br />
[102152.653268] notifier_call_chain+0x43/0x6b<br />
[102152.653271] __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x48/0x69<br />
[102152.653273] __pm_notifier_call_chain+0x22/0x39<br />
[102152.653276] pm_suspend+0x287/0x57c<br />
[102152.653278] state_store+0xae/0xe5<br />
[102152.653281] kernfs_fop_write+0x109/0x173<br />
[102152.653284] __vfs_write+0x16f/0x1a2<br />
[102152.653287] ? selinux_file_permission+0xca/0x16f<br />
[102152.653289] ? security_file_permission+0x36/0x109<br />
[102152.653291] vfs_write+0x114/0x21d<br />
[102152.653293] __x64_sys_write+0x7b/0xdb<br />
[102152.653296] do_syscall_64+0x59/0x194<br />
[102152.653299] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x5c/0xc1<br />
<br />
This patch holds the reference count of the hci_dev object while<br />
processing it in hci_suspend_notifier to avoid potential crash<br />
caused by the race condition.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
4.70
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 (including) | 6.1.55 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.5.5 (excluding) |
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