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If we hold the netif_tx_lock() when there is\nan interrupt, and the NET_TX softirq then gets scheduled, this will take\nthe netif_tx_lock() a second time and deadlock the kernel.\n\nTo solve this, use netif_tx_lock_bh(), which blocks softirqs from\nrunning.", "affected": [ { "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "versions": [ { "version": "7294380c5211687aa4d66166984b152ee84caf5f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "8232e5a84d25a84a5cbda0f241a00793fb6eb608" }, { "version": "7294380c5211687aa4d66166984b152ee84caf5f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "e893dced1a18e77b1262f5c10169413f0ece0da7" }, { "version": "7294380c5211687aa4d66166984b152ee84caf5f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "3c463721a73bdb57a913e0d3124677a3758886fc" } ] }, { "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "versions": [ { "version": "5.13", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThan": "5.13" }, { "version": "5.15.91", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*" }, { "version": "6.1.9", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*" }, { "version": "6.2", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix", "lessThanOrEqual": "*" } ] } ] } } }