CVE-2023-53060

CVE-2023-53060 concerns the igb driver in the Linux kernel. The description shows a data-race concern was introduced by a patch that added a lock via rtnl_lock to avoid a race between igb_remove/igb_ndo_get_vf_config and igb_disable_sriov paths, but this lock created a deadlock scenario during de...

CVE-2023-53060: Improper Locking

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igb: revert rtnllock that causes deadlock The commit 6faee3d4ee8b "igb: Add lock to avoid data race" adds rtnllock to eliminate a false data race shown below FREE from device detaching | USE from netdev core igbremove |...