CVE-2023-53060
CVE-2023-53060CVE-2023-53060
linux / linux_kernel
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
igb: revert rtnl_lock() that causes deadlock
The commit 6faee3d4ee8b ("igb: Add lock to avoid data race") adds
rtnl_lock to eliminate a false data race shown below
(FREE from device detaching) | (USE from netdev core)
igb_remove | igb_ndo_get_vf_config
igb_disable_sriov | vf >= adapter->vfs_allocated_count?
kfree(adapter->vf_data) |
adapter->vfs_allocated_count = 0 |
| memcpy(... adapter->vf_data[vf]
The above race will never happen and the extra rtnl_lock causes deadlock
below
[ 141.420169] <TASK>
[ 141.420672] __schedule+0x2dd/0x840
[ 141.421427] schedule+0x50/0xc0
[ 141.422041] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x11/0x20
[ 141.422678] __mutex_lock.isra.13+0x431/0x6b0
[ 141.423324] unregister_netdev+0xe/0x20
[ 141.423578] igbvf_remove+0x45/0xe0 [igbvf]
[ 141.423791] pci_device_remove+0x36/0xb0
[ 141.423
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Last modified | 2026-11-05 |