Review reviewHigh

CVE-2023-54048

Linux

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Prevent handling any completions after qp destroy HW may generate completions that indicates QP is destroyed. Driver should not be scheduling any more completion handlers for this QP, after the QP is destroyed. Since CQs are active during the QP destroy, driver may still schedule completion handlers. This can cause a race where the destroy_cq and poll_cq running simultaneously. Snippet of kernel panic while doing bnxt_re driver load unload in loop. This indicates a poll after the CQ is freed. [77786.481636] Ca...

CVSS: 7.8
EPSS: 0.17%
CISA KEV: Not listed
Published: 2025.12.24

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV

Exploit probability0.17%

Technical severityCVSS 7.8

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: Linux
Affected versions: >= 1ac5a404797523cedaf424a3aaa3cf8f9548dff8 < b79a0e71d6e8692e0b6da05f8aaa7d69191cf7e7, >= 1ac5a404797523cedaf424a3aaa3cf8f9548dff8 < b8500538b8f5b2cd86b02754c8de83eaa7a2d6ba, >= 1ac5a404797523cedaf424a3aaa3cf8f9548dff8 < 7faa6097694164380ed19600c7a7993d071270b9, >= 1ac5a404797523cedaf424a3aaa3cf8f9548dff8 < b5bbc6551297447d3cca55cf907079e206e9cd82, >= 4.11
Fixed versions: No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

1
Identify
Confirm that Linux and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: Not available