PT-2025-53069 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Published 2025-12-24 · Updated 2026-04-20 · CVE-2023-54071

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The Linux kernel contains a flaw within the rtw88 wifi driver related to rate updates. The ieee80211 ops::sta rc update function must be atomic to prevent a context switch within an RCU read-side critical section, which can lead to warnings and potential instability. The issue arises when ieee80211 chan bw change() holds an RCU read lock while calling drv sta rc update(). A work queue is implemented to address this by moving the original operations to a separate context. The issue manifests as a warning: "Voluntary context switch within RCU read-side critical section!".

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-54071

RHSA-2023:6583

RHSA-2023:7077

Affected Products

Centos

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Rtw88

References · 17

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/54xxx/CVE-2023-54071.json · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-54071 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54071 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54071 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-54071 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54071 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-54071 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2023-54071 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-54071 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54071 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2004457772654661983 · Twitter Post
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git · Note
• https://docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2023-54071 · Note
• https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025122431-CVE-2023-54071-b4c6@gregkh/T · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcafcb959a57a6890e900199690c5fc47da1a304 · Note