CVE-2023-53712
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Publication date: 2025-10-22

Last updated on: 2025-10-22

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: 9317/1: kexec: Make smp stop calls asynchronous If a panic is triggered by a hrtimer interrupt all online cpus will be notified and set offline. But as highlighted by commit 19dbdcb8039c ("smp: Warn on function calls from softirq context") this call should not be made synchronous with disabled interrupts: softdog: Initiating panic Kernel panic - not syncing: Software Watchdog Timer expired WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 0 at kernel/smp.c:753 smp_call_function_many_cond unwind_backtrace: show_stack dump_stack_lvl __warn warn_slowpath_fmt smp_call_function_many_cond smp_call_function crash_smp_send_stop.part.0 machine_crash_shutdown __crash_kexec panic softdog_fire __hrtimer_run_queues hrtimer_interrupt Make the smp call for machine_crash_nonpanic_core() asynchronous.
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Published
2025-10-22
Last Modified
2025-10-22
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-22
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
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CVE-2023-53712
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anubis anubis 1.22.0
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves the Linux kernel's handling of panic situations triggered by hrtimer interrupts. When such a panic occurs, all online CPUs are notified and set offline. However, the notification call was made synchronously with interrupts disabled, which is problematic as per a previous commit warning against synchronous calls from softirq context. The fix makes this call asynchronous to prevent issues during panic handling.

Impact Analysis

If triggered, this vulnerability could cause improper handling of CPU offline notifications during kernel panic, potentially leading to system instability or failure to properly shut down CPUs. This could result in system crashes or hangs during critical failure scenarios.

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