Vulnerability · Published Dec 24, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-54048RDMA/bnxt_re: Prevent handling any completions after qp destroy

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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] Call Trace: [77786.481640]  <TASK> [77786.481644]  bnxt_re_poll_cq+0x14a/0x620 [bnxt_re] [77786.481658]  ? kvm_clock_read+0x14/0x30 [77786.481693]  __ib_process_cq+0x57/0x190 [ib_core] [77786.481728]  ib_cq_poll_work+0x26/0x80 [ib_core] [77786.481761]  process_one_work+0x1e5/0x3f0 [77786.481768]  worker_thread+0x50/0x3a0 [77786.481785]  ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [77786.481790]  kthread+0xe2/0x110 [77786.481794]  ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [77786.481797]  ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50 To avoid this, complete all completion handlers before returning the destroy QP. If free_cq is called soon after destroy_qp, IB stack will cancel the CQ work before invoking the destroy_cq verb and this will prevent any race mentioned.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-abi-stablelists4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-core4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-cross-headers4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-core4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-devel4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-devel4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-doc4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-headers4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules-extra4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt4.18.0-553.171.1.rt7.512.el8_10ALSA-2026:75746
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-core4.18.0-553.171.1.rt7.512.el8_10ALSA-2026:75746
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug4.18.0-553.171.1.rt7.512.el8_10ALSA-2026:75746
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-core4.18.0-553.171.1.rt7.512.el8_10ALSA-2026:75746
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-devel4.18.0-553.171.1.rt7.512.el8_10ALSA-2026:75746
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules4.18.0-553.171.1.rt7.512.el8_10ALSA-2026:75746
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.171.1.rt7.512.el8_10ALSA-2026:75746
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-devel4.18.0-553.171.1.rt7.512.el8_10ALSA-2026:75746
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules4.18.0-553.171.1.rt7.512.el8_10ALSA-2026:75746
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules-extra4.18.0-553.171.1.rt7.512.el8_10ALSA-2026:75746
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs-devel4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-core4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-devel4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8perf4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
AlmaLinux:8python3-perf4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:75747
Debian:12linux6.1.52-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54048
Debian:13linux6.4.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54048
Debian:14linux6.4.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54048
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.171.1.el8_10RLSA-2026:75747
Rocky Linux:8kernel-rt0:4.18.0-553.171.1.rt7.512.el8_10RLSA-2026:75746
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-88.98UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1049.54UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1051.59UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1051.59.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1046.54UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1046.51UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1032.38UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1042.45UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1045.51UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1046.51UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-88.98UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1040.40UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1019.19UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1047.53UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1042.45UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1025.29UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54048

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 1ac5a404797523cedaf424a3aaa3cf8f9548dff8 – before b79a0e71d6e8692e0b6da05f8aaa7d69191cf7e71ac5a404797523cedaf424a3aaa3cf8f9548dff8 – before b8500538b8f5b2cd86b02754c8de83eaa7a2d6ba1ac5a404797523cedaf424a3aaa3cf8f9548dff8 – before 7faa6097694164380ed19600c7a7993d071270b91ac5a404797523cedaf424a3aaa3cf8f9548dff8 – before b5bbc6551297447d3cca55cf907079e206e9cd82
Linux Linux 4.11

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