Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: xhci: tegra: fix sleep...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: xhci: tegra: fix sleep in atomic call
When we set the dual-role port to Host mode, we observed the following
splat:
[ 167.057718] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at
include/linux/sched/mm.h:229
[ 167.057872] Workqueue: events tegra_xusb_usb_phy_work
[ 167.057954] Call trace:
[ 167.057962] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x210
[ 167.057996] show_stack+0x30/0x50
[ 167.058020] dump_stack_lvl+0x64/0x84
[ 167.058065] dump_stack+0x14/0x34
[ 167.058100] __might_resched+0x144/0x180
[ 167.058140] __might_sleep+0x64/0xd0
[ 167.058171] slab_pre_alloc_hook.constprop.0+0xa8/0x110
[ 167.058202] __kmalloc_track_caller+0x74/0x2b0
[ 167.058233] kvasprintf+0xa4/0x190
[ 167.058261] kasprintf+0x58/0x90
[ 167.058285] tegra_xusb_find_port_node.isra.0+0x58/0xd0
[ 167.058334] tegra_xusb_find_port+0x38/0xa0
[ 167.058380] tegra_xusb_padctl_get_usb3_companion+0x38/0xd0
[ 167.058430] tegra_xhci_id_notify+0x8c/0x1e0
[ 167.058473] notifier_call_chain+0x88/0x100
[ 167.058506] atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x44/0x70
[ 167.058537] tegra_xusb_usb_phy_work+0x60/0xd0
[ 167.058581] process_one_work+0x1dc/0x4c0
[ 167.058618] worker_thread+0x54/0x410
[ 167.058650] kthread+0x188/0x1b0
[ 167.058672] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
The function tegra_xusb_padctl_get_usb3_companion eventually calls
tegra_xusb_find_port and this in turn calls kasprintf which might sleep
and so cannot be called from an atomic context.
Fix this by moving the call to tegra_xusb_padctl_get_usb3_companion to
the tegra_xhci_id_work function where it is really needed.
Impact
CVE-2023-53475 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
Affected versions
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2023-53475? CVE-2023-53475 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2023-53475? CVE-2023-53475 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2023-53475? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2023-53475 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2023-53475 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2023-53475 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2023-53475 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.