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VulnerabilityCVE-2023-54219

Linux kernel: Revert "IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection"

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection" Commit: 699826f4e30a ("IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection") is causing problems on OPA when DEVICE_REMOVAL is happening.

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
7.5 High (CVSS 3.1)
Chance of exploitation
Not estimated
Sources
1 source

What to do

Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and fixes.

Read NVD CVE-2023-54219 (opens a new tab)

What happened

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

Revert "IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection"

Commit: 699826f4e30a ("IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection") is causing problems on OPA when DEVICE_REMOVAL is happening.

------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 52 PID: 2117247 at drivers/infiniband/core/cq.

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c:359 ib_cq_pool_cleanup+0xac/0xb0 [ib_core] Modules linked in: nfsd nfs_acl target_core_user uio tcm_fc libfc scsi_transport_fc tcm_loop target_core_pscsi target_core_iblock target_core_file rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss nfsv4 dns_resolver nfs lockd grace fscache netfs rfkill rpcrdma rdma_ucm ib_srpt sunrpc ib_isert iscsi_target_mod target_core_mod opa_vnic ib_iser libiscsi ib_umad scsi_transport_iscsi rdma_cm ib_ipoib iw_cm ib_cm hfi1(-) rdmavt ib_uverbs intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common sb_edac ib_core x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp i2c_i801 mxm_wmi rapl iTCO_wdt ipmi_si iTCO_vendor_support mei_me ipmi_devintf mei intel_cstate ioatdma intel_uncore i2c_smbus joydev pcspkr lpc_ich ipmi_msghandler acpi_power_meter acpi_pad xfs libcrc32c sr_mod sd_mod cdrom t10_pi sg crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul crc32c_intel drm_kms_helper drm_shmem_helper ahci libahci ghash_clmulni_intel igb drm libata dca i2c_algo_bit wmi fuse CPU: 52 PID: 2117247 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.

5.0-rc1+ #1 Hardware name: Intel Corporation S2600CWR/S2600CW, BIOS SE5C610.86B.01.01.0014.

121820151719 12/18/2015 RIP: 0010:ib_cq_pool_cleanup+0xac/0xb0 [ib_core] Code: ff 48 8b 43 40 48 8d 7b 40 48 83 e8 40 4c 39 e7 75 b3 49 83 c4 10 4d 39 fc 75 94 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f c3 cc cc cc cc <0f> 0b eb a1 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f RSP: 0018:ffffc10bea13fc80 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 000000000000010c RBX: ffff9bf5c7e66c00 RCX: 000000008020001d RDX: 000000008020001e RSI: fffff175221f9900 RDI: ffff9bf5c7e67640 RBP: ffff9bf5c7e67600 R08: ffff9bf5c7e64400 R09: 000000008020001d R10: 0000000040000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff9bee4b1e8a18 R13: dead000000000122 R14: dead000000000100 R15: ffff9bee4b1e8a38 FS: 00007ff1e6d38740(0000) GS:ffff9bfd9fb00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00005652044ecc68 CR3: 0000000889b5c005 CR4: 00000000001706e0 Call Trace: <TASK> ?

__warn+0x80/0x130 ? ib_cq_pool_cleanup+0xac/0xb0 [ib_core] ? report_bug+0x195/0x1a0 ? handle_bug+0x3c/0x70 ? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x70 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ?

ib_cq_pool_cleanup+0xac/0xb0 [ib_core] disable_device+0x9d/0x160 [ib_core] __ib_unregister_device+0x42/0xb0 [ib_core] ib_unregister_device+0x22/0x30 [ib_core] rvt_unregister_device+0x20/0x90 [rdmavt] hfi1_unregister_ib_device+0x16/0xf0 [hfi1] remove_one+0x55/0x1a0 [hfi1] pci_device_remove+0x36/0xa0 device_release_driver_internal+0x193/0x200 driver_detach+0x44/0x90 bus_remove_driver+0x69/0xf0 pci_unregister_driver+0x2a/0xb0 hfi1_mod_cleanup+0xc/0x3c [hfi1] __do_sys_delete_module.

constprop.0+0x17a/0x2f0 ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xc4/0xd0 ? syscall_trace_enter.constprop.0+0x126/0x1a0 do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x90 ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30 ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90 ? syscall_exit_work+0x103/0x130 ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30 ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90 ?

exc_page_fault+0x65/0x150 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8 RIP: 0033:0x7ff1e643f5ab Code: 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 75 a8 1b 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 f3 0f 1e fa b8 b0 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 45 a8 1b 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007ffec9103cc8 EFLAGS: 00000206 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000b0 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00005615267fdc50 RCX: 00007ff1e643f5ab RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000800 RDI: 00005615267fdcb8 RBP: 00005615267fdc50 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 00007ff1e659eac0 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: 00005615267fdcb8 R13: 00000000000 ---truncated---

Scores and how they were measured

CVSS base severity

7.5

Version 3.1As of

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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EPSS probability

Not available

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Related technology

Sources

  1. Primary source

    NVD CVE-2023-54219 (opens a new tab)

    NVD record: description, CVSS (the CNA score is preferred), affected products, and publication date. Not evidence of exploitation.

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  2. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

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  3. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, October 28). Linux kernel: Revert "IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection" (CVE-2023-54219). https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2023-54219

MLA

"Linux kernel: Revert "IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection" (CVE-2023-54219)." KEVWire, 28 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/CVE-2023-54219.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Linux kernel: Revert "IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection" (CVE-2023-54219)." Last modified October 28, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2023-54219.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Linux kernel: Revert "IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection" (Dec 30, 2025).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Revert "IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection"

Commit: 699826f4e30a ("IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection") is
causing problems on OPA when DEVICE_REMOVAL is happening.
CVSS 7.5 (version 3.1; evidence as of Oct 28, 2026; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54219).
Sources:
NVD CVE-2023-54219: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54219
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-10-28T18:31:08.168Z&lastModEndDate=2026-10-28T20:05:58.019Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-10-28T17:55:58.678Z&lastModEndDate=2026-10-28T19:30:56.852Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
Record ID: CVE-2023-54219.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
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NVD status: Deferred. Publication in the NVD is not evidence of exploitation.

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