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The code flow\nin this function can lead down to pt_core_execute_cmd() which\nwill attempt to grab a mutex, which is not appropriate in\ninterrupt context and ultimately leads to a kernel panic.\nThe fix here changes this mutex to a spinlock, which has\nbeen verified to resolve the issue.","publishedAt":"2025-03-27T16:43:42.437Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T19:36:54.780Z","severity":{"score":5.5,"label":"Medium","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","source":"CISA-ADP"},"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"fa5d823b16a9442d609617abeec31da8b6afa224","status":"affected","lessThan":"ed0d8f731e0bf1bb12a7a37698ac613db20e2794","versionType":"git"},{"version":"fa5d823b16a9442d609617abeec31da8b6afa224","status":"affected","lessThan":"13ba563c2c8055ba8a637c9f70bb833b43cb4207","versionType":"git"},{"version":"fa5d823b16a9442d609617abeec31da8b6afa224","status":"affected","lessThan":"95e5fda3b5f9ed8239b145da3fa01e641cf5d53c","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/dma/ptdma/ptdma-dev.c","drivers/dma/ptdma/ptdma.h"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"5.15","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"5.15","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.91","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.9","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.2","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/dma/ptdma/ptdma-dev.c","drivers/dma/ptdma/ptdma.h"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed0d8f731e0bf1bb12a7a37698ac613db20e2794","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13ba563c2c8055ba8a637c9f70bb833b43cb4207","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95e5fda3b5f9ed8239b145da3fa01e641cf5d53c"],"weaknesses":["CWE-667"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:06:33.064Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53013.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-53013","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-03-27T16:43:42.437Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:36:54.780Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2025-03-27T16:40:15.749Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"ptdma: pt_core_execute_cmd() should use spinlock","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nptdma: pt_core_execute_cmd() should use spinlock\n\nThe interrupt handler (pt_core_irq_handler()) of the ptdma\ndriver can be called from interrupt context. 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