{"cve":"CVE-2023-53060","nvd":{"published":"2025-05-02T16:15:25.060","modified":"2026-06-17T06:44:13.180","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nigb: revert rtnl_lock() that causes deadlock\n\nThe commit 6faee3d4ee8b (\"igb: Add lock to avoid data race\") adds\nrtnl_lock to eliminate a false data race shown below\n\n (FREE from device detaching)      |   (USE from netdev core)\nigb_remove                         |  igb_ndo_get_vf_config\n igb_disable_sriov                 |  vf >= adapter->vfs_allocated_count?\n  kfree(adapter->vf_data)          |\n  adapter->vfs_allocated_count = 0 |\n                                   |    memcpy(... adapter->vf_data[vf]\n\nThe above race will never happen and the extra rtnl_lock causes deadlock\nbelow\n\n[  141.420169]  <TASK>\n[  141.420672]  __schedule+0x2dd/0x840\n[  141.421427]  schedule+0x50/0xc0\n[  141.422041]  schedule_preempt_disabled+0x11/0x20\n[  141.422678]  __mutex_lock.isra.13+0x431/0x6b0\n[  141.423324]  unregister_netdev+0xe/0x20\n[  141.423578]  igbvf_remove+0x45/0xe0 [igbvf]\n[  141.423791]  pci_device_remove+0x36/0xb0\n[  141.423990]  device_release_driver_internal+0xc1/0x160\n[  141.424270]  pci_stop_bus_device+0x6d/0x90\n[  141.424507]  pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0xe/0x20\n[  141.424789]  pci_iov_remove_virtfn+0xba/0x120\n[  141.425452]  sriov_disable+0x2f/0xf0\n[  141.425679]  igb_disable_sriov+0x4e/0x100 [igb]\n[  141.426353]  igb_remove+0xa0/0x130 [igb]\n[  141.426599]  pci_device_remove+0x36/0xb0\n[  141.426796]  device_release_driver_internal+0xc1/0x160\n[  141.427060]  driver_detach+0x44/0x90\n[  141.427253]  bus_remove_driver+0x55/0xe0\n[  141.427477]  pci_unregister_driver+0x2a/0xa0\n[  141.428296]  __x64_sys_delete_module+0x141/0x2b0\n[  141.429126]  ? mntput_no_expire+0x4a/0x240\n[  141.429363]  ? syscall_trace_enter.isra.19+0x126/0x1a0\n[  141.429653]  do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x80\n[  141.429847]  ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x14d/0x1c0\n[  141.430109]  ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30\n[  141.430849]  ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80\n[  141.431083]  ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x183/0x1b0\n[  141.431770]  ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30\n[  141.432482]  ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80\n[  141.432714]  ? exc_page_fault+0x64/0x140\n[  141.432911]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc\n\nSince the igb_disable_sriov() will call pci_disable_sriov() before\nreleasing any resources, the netdev core will synchronize the cleanup to\navoid any races. This patch removes the useless rtnl_(un)lock to guarantee\ncorrectness.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-667"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dabb72b923e17cb3b4ac99ea1adc9ef35116930","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d2626e10709ff8474ffd1a9db3cf4647569e89c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62a64645749926f9d75af82a96440941f22b046f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65f69851e44d71248b952a687e44759a7abb5016","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66e5577cabc3d463eea540332727929d0ace41c6"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:01:22.920403922+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53060","score":0.00153,"percentile":0.04458,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}