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CVE-2023-54309tpm: tpm_vtpm_proxy: fix a race condition in /dev/vtpmx creation

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 7:50 PM ET)

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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.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 before 509d21f1c4bb9d35d397fca3226165b156a7639f; 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 builds before 04e8697d26613ccea760cf57eb20a5a27f788c0f; from 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 before 86b9820395f226b8f33cbae9599deebf8af1ce72; from 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 before 9ff7fcb3a2ed0e9b895bb5b4c13872d584a8815b; from 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 before e08295290c53a3cf174c236721747a01b9550ae2; from 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 before 99b998fb9d7d2d2d9dbb3e19db2d0ade02f5a604; from 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 before 092db954e2c3c5ba6c0ce990c7da72cf8f3b9c51; from 6f99612e250041a2402d3b1694bccb149cd424a4 before f4032d615f90970d6c3ac1d9c0bce3351eb4445c	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/509d21f1c4bb9d35d397fca3226165b156a7639f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e8697d26613ccea760cf57eb20a5a27f788c0f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86b9820395f226b8f33cbae9599deebf8af1ce72
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ff7fcb3a2ed0e9b895bb5b4c13872d584a8815b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e08295290c53a3cf174c236721747a01b9550ae2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99b998fb9d7d2d2d9dbb3e19db2d0ade02f5a604
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/092db954e2c3c5ba6c0ce990c7da72cf8f3b9c51
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4032d615f90970d6c3ac1d9c0bce3351eb4445c

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