CVE-2023-54292
NoneCVSS
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EPSS
0.5%
Published
Dec 30, 2025
CISA due date
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Cloudanix analysis
A Linux kernel bug could let two parts of the network driver disagree about whether a task finished, possibly causing crashes or unreliable behavior when removing certain network hardware.
- Exploitation
- Local Privilege
- Attacker needs
- Local User
- Complexity
- Moderate
- Impact
- Full Compromise
- Component
- OS kernel
- Class
- Race Condition
- Remediation
- Upgrade
- Effort
- Medium
- Patch risk
- Low
What it actually does
Data race on cqp_request->request_done field allowing concurrent lockless read and write without proper memory ordering annotations, leading to potential compiler optimizations or inconsistent state during CQP operations in the irdma RDMA driver.
Why it matters to the business
Systems using affected Linux kernels with irdma may experience instability, unexpected behavior during hardware deallocation or module unloading, and reduced reliability in RDMA-enabled environments such as high-performance networking or storage.
How an attack unfolds
An attacker with local access or ability to trigger device unregistration sequences could attempt to race irdma_handle_cqp_op reads against irdma_cqp_ce_handler writes on the request_done flag; however the low EPSS and absence from KEV indicate this is primarily a stability issue rather than a reliable remote attack vector.
How to fix it
Upgrade to a fixed Linux kernel containing commit c5b5dbcbf91f769b8eb25f88e32a1522f920f37a or later stable equivalents; rebuild and deploy the irdma module after applying the patch that adds READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE annotations.
How to confirm the fix worked
Confirm kernel source contains the READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE annotations around request_done accesses in irdma_handle_cqp_op and irdma_cqp_ce_handler; run KCSAN on the irdma module to verify the race is suppressed; test device unregistration and module unload paths under load.
Typical attack path
- Trigger concurrent CQP operations and completion handling paths
- Cause irdma_wait_event to read request_done while irdma_cqp_ce_handler updates it
- Exploit missing READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE to induce inconsistent observed state
- Potentially lead to failed resource cleanup or kernel warnings during device removal
How to detect it
Search kernel logs for KCSAN data-race reports mentioning irdma_cqp_ce_handler and irdma_wait_event; inspect stack traces involving irdma_puda_dele_rsrc or device removal during module unload for signs of prior inconsistent request_done state.
What your security team should do
- Prioritize patching production kernels that load the irdma module within the next maintenance window
- Monitor for KCSAN reports or data-race warnings in logs during driver unload sequences
- Review downstream dependents and update any custom RDMA workloads to kernels containing the referenced commit
The record
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/irdma: Fix data race on CQP request done KCSAN detects a data race on cqp_request->request_done memory location which is accessed locklessly in irdma_handle_cqp_op while being updated in irdma_cqp_ce_handler. Annotate lockless intent with READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE to avoid any compiler optimizations like load fusing and/or KCSAN warning. [222808.417128] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in irdma_cqp_ce_handler [irdma] / irdma_wait_event [irdma] [222808.417532] write to 0xffff8e44107019dc of 1 bytes by task 29658 on cpu 5: [222808.417610] irdma_cqp_ce_handler+0x21e/0x270 [irdma] [222808.417725] cqp_compl_worker+0x1b/0x20 [irdma] [222808.417827] process_one_work+0x4d1/0xa40 [222808.417835] worker_thread+0x319/0x700 [222808.417842] kthread+0x180/0x1b0 [222808.417852] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [222808.417918] read to 0xffff8e44107019dc of 1 bytes by task 29688 on cpu 1: [222808.417995] irdma_wait_event+0x1e2/0x2c0 [irdma] [222808.418099] irdma_handle_cqp_op+0xae/0x170 [irdma] [222808.418202] irdma_cqp_cq_destroy_cmd+0x70/0x90 [irdma] [222808.418308] irdma_puda_dele_rsrc+0x46d/0x4d0 [irdma] [222808.418411] irdma_rt_deinit_hw+0x179/0x1d0 [irdma] [222808.418514] irdma_ib_dealloc_device+0x11/0x40 [irdma] [222808.418618] ib_dealloc_device+0x2a/0x120 [ib_core] [222808.418823] __ib_unregister_device+0xde/0x100 [ib_core] [222808.418981] ib_unregister_device+0x22/0x40 [ib_core] [222808.419142] irdma_ib_unregister_device+0x70/0x90 [irdma] [222808.419248] i40iw_close+0x6f/0xc0 [irdma] [222808.419352] i40e_client_device_unregister+0x14a/0x180 [i40e] [222808.419450] i40iw_remove+0x21/0x30 [irdma] [222808.419554] auxiliary_bus_remove+0x31/0x50 [222808.419563] device_remove+0x69/0xb0 [222808.419572] device_release_driver_internal+0x293/0x360 [222808.419582] driver_detach+0x7c/0xf0 [222808.419592] bus_remove_driver+0x8c/0x150 [222808.419600] driver_unregister+0x45/0x70 [222808.419610] auxiliary_driver_unregister+0x16/0x30 [222808.419618] irdma_exit_module+0x18/0x1e [irdma] [222808.419733] __do_sys_delete_module.constprop.0+0x1e2/0x310 [222808.419745] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x1b/0x30 [222808.419755] do_syscall_64+0x39/0x90 [222808.419763] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [222808.419829] value changed: 0x01 -> 0x03
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Kernel | 5.14.0 | 5.15.124 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4 | kernel-default | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-64kb | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-default | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-default-base | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-docs | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-obs-build | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-syms | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-64kb | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default-base | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-docs | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-obs-build | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-syms | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-default | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_48 | 0 | 1-150400.9.7.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19 | 0 | 1-150600.13.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-default | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-default-base | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-rt | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.15.142.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source-rt | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.15.142.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-default | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-default-base | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-rt | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.15.142.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source-rt | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.15.142.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt | 0 | 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source-rt | 0 | 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-64kb | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default-base | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-docs | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-obs-build | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-syms | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-zfcpdump | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-64kb | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-default | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-default-base | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-docs | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-obs-build | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-source | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-syms | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | kernel-zfcpdump | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-default | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-default-base | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-docs | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-obs-build | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-source | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-syms | 0 | 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-docs | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-obs-build | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-source | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-syms | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | dtb-aarch64 | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-64kb | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-debug | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-default | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-default-base | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-docs | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-kvmsmall | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-obs-build | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-obs-qa | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-source | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-syms | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | kernel-zfcpdump | 0 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 |
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