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CVE-2023-53522 cgroup,freezer: hold cpu_hotplug_lock before freezer_mutex

🗓️ 01 Oct 2025 11:46:08Reported by LinuxType 
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CVE-2023-53522 fixes circular locking by swapping cpus_read_lock before freezer_mutex.

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  {
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    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "kernel/cgroup/legacy_freezer.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "f5d39b020809146cc28e6e73369bf8065e0310aa",
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      },
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      }
    ]
  },
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    ],
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      {
        "version": "6.1",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
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        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.1.25",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.2.12",
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        "status": "unaffected",
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      },
      {
        "version": "6.3",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
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      }
    ]
  }
]

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