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__blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x48/0x69\n  <4>[102152.653273]  __pm_notifier_call_chain+0x22/0x39\n  <4>[102152.653276]  pm_suspend+0x287/0x57c\n  <4>[102152.653278]  state_store+0xae/0xe5\n  <4>[102152.653281]  kernfs_fop_write+0x109/0x173\n  <4>[102152.653284]  __vfs_write+0x16f/0x1a2\n  <4>[102152.653287]  ? selinux_file_permission+0xca/0x16f\n  <4>[102152.653289]  ? security_file_permission+0x36/0x109\n  <4>[102152.653291]  vfs_write+0x114/0x21d\n  <4>[102152.653293]  __x64_sys_write+0x7b/0xdb\n  <4>[102152.653296]  do_syscall_64+0x59/0x194\n  <4>[102152.653299]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x5c/0xc1\n\nThis patch holds the reference count of the hci_dev object while\nprocessing it in hci_suspend_notifier to avoid potential crash\ncaused by the race condition.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"Linux","published_at":"2025-10-01 12:15:56","updated_at":"2026-04-06 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<4>[102152.653291]  vfs_write+0x114/0x21d\n  <4>[102152.653293]  __x64_sys_write+0x7b/0xdb\n  <4>[102152.653296]  do_syscall_64+0x59/0x194\n  <4>[102152.653299]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x5c/0xc1\n\nThis patch holds the reference count of the hci_dev object while\nprocessing it in hci_suspend_notifier to avoid potential crash\ncaused by the race condition."}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-02-06T16:30:43.884Z","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux"},"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1fa25a91091bbed691ba2996a6cee809e3309a2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e2b5ad72b60f90bfe565c201346532e271f484"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9c8ce5d665653e3cf71a76349d41d7a7f7947e6"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/573ebae162111063eedc6c838a659ba628f66a0f"}],"title":"Bluetooth: Fix hci_suspend_sync 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Fix hci_suspend_sync crash","CVE":"CVE-2023-53520","Year":"2023"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2023","CveId":"53520","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: Fix hci_suspend_sync crash\n\nIf hci_unregister_dev() frees the hci_dev object but hci_suspend_notifier\nmay still be accessing it, it can cause the program to crash.\nHere's the call trace:\n  <4>[102152.653246] Call Trace:\n  <4>[102152.653254]  hci_suspend_sync+0x109/0x301 [bluetooth]\n  <4>[102152.653259]  hci_suspend_dev+0x78/0xcd [bluetooth]\n  <4>[102152.653263]  hci_suspend_notifier+0x42/0x7a [bluetooth]\n  <4>[102152.653268]  notifier_call_chain+0x43/0x6b\n  <4>[102152.653271]  __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x48/0x69\n  <4>[102152.653273]  __pm_notifier_call_chain+0x22/0x39\n  <4>[102152.653276]  pm_suspend+0x287/0x57c\n  <4>[102152.653278]  state_store+0xae/0xe5\n  <4>[102152.653281]  kernfs_fop_write+0x109/0x173\n  <4>[102152.653284]  __vfs_write+0x16f/0x1a2\n  <4>[102152.653287]  ? selinux_file_permission+0xca/0x16f\n  <4>[102152.653289]  ? security_file_permission+0x36/0x109\n  <4>[102152.653291]  vfs_write+0x114/0x21d\n  <4>[102152.653293]  __x64_sys_write+0x7b/0xdb\n  <4>[102152.653296]  do_syscall_64+0x59/0x194\n  <4>[102152.653299]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x5c/0xc1\n\nThis patch holds the reference count of the hci_dev object while\nprocessing it in hci_suspend_notifier to avoid potential crash\ncaused by the race condition.","Type":"Description","Title":"Bluetooth: Fix hci_suspend_sync crash"}]}}}