freezer,umh: Fix call_usermode_helper_exec() vs SIGKILL
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: freezer,umh: Fix call_usermode_helper_exec() vs SIGKILL Tetsuo-San noted that commit f5d39b020809 ("freezer,sched: Rewrite core freezer logic") broke call_usermodehelper_exec() for the KILLABLE case. Specifically it was missed that the second, unconditional, wait_for_completion() was not optional and ensures the on-stack completion is unused before going out-of-scope.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.1.13
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-52704
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 15:15 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
freezer,umh: Fix call_usermode_helper_exec() vs SIGKILL
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 21 May 2024, 15:22 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: freezer,umh: Fix call_usermode_helper_exec() vs SIGKILL Tetsuo-San noted that commit f5d39b020809 ("freezer,sched: Rewrite core freezer logic") broke call_usermodehelper_exec() for the KILLABLE case. Specifically it was missed that the second, unconditional, wait_for_completion() was not optional and ensures the on-stack completion is unused before going out-of-scope.
osv:CVE-2023-52704
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.1.13
Complete source record
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