{"cve":"CVE-2023-53799","nvd":{"published":"2025-12-09T01:16:51.597","modified":"2026-06-17T06:46:05.640","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: api - Use work queue in crypto_destroy_instance\n\nThe function crypto_drop_spawn expects to be called in process\ncontext.  However, when an instance is unregistered while it still\nhas active users, the last user may cause the instance to be freed\nin atomic context.\n\nFix this by delaying the freeing to a work queue.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/048545d9fc6424b0a11e7e8771225bb9afe09422","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/625bf86bf53eb7a8ee60fb9dc45b272b77e5ce1c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/867a146690960ac7b89ce40f4ee60dd32eeb1682","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ae4577bc077a7e32c3c7d442c95bc76865c0f17","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0dbcebc7f390ec7dbe010dcc22c60f0c6bfc26d"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:16:40.427100871+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53799","score":0.00205,"percentile":0.10495,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}