# CVE-2023-54073: tpm: Add !tpm_amd_is_rng_defective() to the hwrng_unregister() call site

> A local attacker with high privileges can trigger a kernel crash in the Linux TPM driver by unloading the module on defective AMD hardware.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **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-2023-54073, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54073, GHSA-7q44-jwgv-r9jh, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54073

## What is CVE-2023-54073?

CVE-2023-54073 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:

tpm: Add !tpm_amd_is_rng_defective() to the hwrng_unregister() call site

The following crash was reported:

[ 1950.279393] list_del corruption, ffff99560d485790->next is NULL
[ 1950.279400] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 1950.279401] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:49!
[ 1950.279405] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[ 1950.279407] CPU: 11 PID: 5886 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G O 6.2.8_1 #1
[ 1950.279409] Hardware name: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B550M AORUS PRO-P/B550M AORUS PRO-P,
BIOS F15c 05/11/2022
[ 1950.279410] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid+0x59/0xc0
[ 1950.279415] Code: 48 8b 01 48 39 f8 75 5a 48 8b 72 08 48 39 c6 75 65 b8 01 00 00 00 c3 cc cc cc
cc 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 08 a8 13 9e e8 b7 0a bc ff <0f> 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 38 a8 13 9e e8 a6 0a bc
ff 0f 0b 48 89 fe
[ 1950.279416] RSP: 0018:ffffa96d05647e08 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 1950.279418] RAX: 0000000000000033 RBX: ffff99560d485750 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 1950.279419] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff9e107c59 RDI: 00000000ffffffff
[ 1950.279420] RBP: ffffffffc19c5168 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffa96d05647cc8
[ 1950.279421] R10: 0000000000000003 R11: ffffffff9ea2a568 R12: 0000000000000000
[ 1950.279422] R13: ffff99560140a2e0 R14: ffff99560127d2e0 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 1950.279422] FS: 00007f67da795380(0000) GS:ffff995d1f0c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 1950.279424] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 1950.279424] CR2: 00007f67da7e65c0 CR3: 00000001feed2000 CR4: 0000000000750ee0
[ 1950.279426] PKRU: 55555554
[ 1950.279426] Call Trace:
[ 1950.279428] <TASK>
[ 1950.279430] hwrng_unregister+0x28/0xe0 [rng_core]
[ 1950.279436] tpm_chip_unregister+0xd5/0xf0 [tpm]

Add the forgotten !tpm_amd_is_rng_defective() invariant to the
hwrng_unregister() call site inside tpm_chip_unregister().

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54073?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-54073?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-54073 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-54073 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-54073 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-2023-54073 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-2023-54073/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54073/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54073
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54073
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-54073

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54073/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.