In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: rtw88: use work to update rate to avoid RCU warning

The ieee80211_ops::sta_rc_update must be atomic, because
ieee80211_chan_bw_change() holds rcu_read lock while calling
drv_sta_rc_update(), so create a work to do original things.

Voluntary context switch within RCU read-side critical section!
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 4621 at kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h:318
rcu_note_context_switch+0x571/0x5d0
CPU: 0 PID: 4621 Comm: kworker/u16:2 Tainted: G W OE
Workqueue: phy3 ieee80211_chswitch_work [mac80211]
RIP: 0010:rcu_note_context_switch+0x571/0x5d0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__schedule+0xb0/0x1460
? __mod_timer+0x116/0x360
schedule+0x5a/0xc0
schedule_timeout+0x87/0x150
? trace_raw_output_tick_stop+0x60/0x60
wait_for_completion_timeout+0x7b/0x140
usb_start_wait_urb+0x82/0x160 [usbcore
usb_control_msg+0xe3/0x140 [usbcore
rtw_usb_read+0x88/0xe0 [rtw_usb
rtw_usb_read8+0xf/0x10 [rtw_usb
rtw_fw_send_h2c_command+0xa0/0x170 [rtw_core
rtw_fw_send_ra_info+0xc9/0xf0 [rtw_core
drv_sta_rc_update+0x7c/0x160 [mac80211
ieee80211_chan_bw_change+0xfb/0x110 [mac80211
ieee80211_change_chanctx+0x38/0x130 [mac80211
ieee80211_vif_use_reserved_switch+0x34e/0x900 [mac80211
ieee80211_link_use_reserved_context+0x88/0xe0 [mac80211
ieee80211_chswitch_work+0x95/0x170 [mac80211
process_one_work+0x201/0x410
worker_thread+0x4a/0x3b0
? process_one_work+0x410/0x410
kthread+0xe1/0x110
? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
</TASK>

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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The EPSS score is 0.00025.

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Linux Linux unaffected
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c1edc86472fc3a5aa3b5c5c53c4e20f6a24992a6 affected < 107677a8f43521e33e4a653e50fdf55ba622a4ce
c1edc86472fc3a5aa3b5c5c53c4e20f6a24992a6 affected < dd3af22323e79a2ffabed366db20aab83716fe6f
c1edc86472fc3a5aa3b5c5c53c4e20f6a24992a6 affected < bcafcb959a57a6890e900199690c5fc47da1a304
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.19 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.19
6.1.30 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.3.4 unaffected ≤ 6.3.*
6.4 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcafcb959a57a6890e900199690c5fc47da1a304 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3af22323e79a2ffabed366db20aab83716fe6f cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025122431-CVE-2023-54071-b4c6@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54071 cve-icon
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Thu, 25 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

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Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: use work to update rate to avoid RCU warning The ieee80211_ops::sta_rc_update must be atomic, because ieee80211_chan_bw_change() holds rcu_read lock while calling drv_sta_rc_update(), so create a work to do original things. Voluntary context switch within RCU read-side critical section! WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 4621 at kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h:318 rcu_note_context_switch+0x571/0x5d0 CPU: 0 PID: 4621 Comm: kworker/u16:2 Tainted: G W OE Workqueue: phy3 ieee80211_chswitch_work [mac80211] RIP: 0010:rcu_note_context_switch+0x571/0x5d0 Call Trace: <TASK> __schedule+0xb0/0x1460 ? __mod_timer+0x116/0x360 schedule+0x5a/0xc0 schedule_timeout+0x87/0x150 ? trace_raw_output_tick_stop+0x60/0x60 wait_for_completion_timeout+0x7b/0x140 usb_start_wait_urb+0x82/0x160 [usbcore usb_control_msg+0xe3/0x140 [usbcore rtw_usb_read+0x88/0xe0 [rtw_usb rtw_usb_read8+0xf/0x10 [rtw_usb rtw_fw_send_h2c_command+0xa0/0x170 [rtw_core rtw_fw_send_ra_info+0xc9/0xf0 [rtw_core drv_sta_rc_update+0x7c/0x160 [mac80211 ieee80211_chan_bw_change+0xfb/0x110 [mac80211 ieee80211_change_chanctx+0x38/0x130 [mac80211 ieee80211_vif_use_reserved_switch+0x34e/0x900 [mac80211 ieee80211_link_use_reserved_context+0x88/0xe0 [mac80211 ieee80211_chswitch_work+0x95/0x170 [mac80211 process_one_work+0x201/0x410 worker_thread+0x4a/0x3b0 ? process_one_work+0x410/0x410 kthread+0xe1/0x110 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 </TASK>
Title wifi: rtw88: use work to update rate to avoid RCU warning
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-24T12:23:14.874Z

Reserved: 2025-12-24T12:21:05.093Z

Link: CVE-2023-54071

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:08.950

Modified: 2025-12-29T15:58:34.503

Link: CVE-2023-54071

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-54071 - Bugzilla

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