# CVE-2023-54000: net: hns3: fix deadlock issue when externel_lb and reset are executed together

> A race condition in the hns3 network driver causes a deadlock when external loopback and reset operations occur simultaneously, leading to system hang.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-54000, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54000, GHSA-vv3g-hqvr-cpcf, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54000

## What is CVE-2023-54000?

CVE-2023-54000 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

net: hns3: fix deadlock issue when externel_lb and reset are executed together

When externel_lb and reset are executed together, a deadlock may
occur:
[ 3147.217009] INFO: task kworker/u321:0:7 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 3147.230483] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[ 3147.238999] task:kworker/u321:0  state:D stack:    0 pid:    7 ppid:     2 flags:0x00000008
[ 3147.248045] Workqueue: hclge hclge_service_task [hclge]
[ 3147.253957] Call trace:
[ 3147.257093]  __switch_to+0x7c/0xbc
[ 3147.261183]  __schedule+0x338/0x6f0
[ 3147.265357]  schedule+0x50/0xe0
[ 3147.269185]  schedule_preempt_disabled+0x18/0x24
[ 3147.274488]  __mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x1d4/0x5dc
[ 3147.279880]  __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x1c/0x30
[ 3147.284839]  mutex_lock+0x50/0x60
[ 3147.288841]  rtnl_lock+0x20/0x2c
[ 3147.292759]  hclge_reset_prepare+0x68/0x90 [hclge]
[ 3147.298239]  hclge_reset_subtask+0x88/0xe0 [hclge]
[ 3147.303718]  hclge_reset_service_task+0x84/0x120 [hclge]
[ 3147.309718]  hclge_service_task+0x2c/0x70 [hclge]
[ 3147.315109]  process_one_work+0x1d0/0x490
[ 3147.319805]  worker_thread+0x158/0x3d0
[ 3147.324240]  kthread+0x108/0x13c
[ 3147.328154]  ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18

In externel_lb process, the hns3 driver call napi_disable()
first, then the reset happen, then the restore process of the
externel_lb will fail, and will not call napi_enable(). When
doing externel_lb again, napi_disable() will be double call,
cause a deadlock of rtnl_lock().

This patch use the HNS3_NIC_STATE_DOWN state to protect the
calling of napi_disable() and napi_enable() in externel_lb
process, just as the usage in ndo_stop() and ndo_start().

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54000?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-54000?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-54000 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54000 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-54000 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-54000 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 24 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54000 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54000/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54000/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54000
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54000
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-54000

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54000/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.