Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54028
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120513
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54028
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the rxe_qp_do_cleanup() function in drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-54028
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d938264fcfe4927e54f0e519da05af1d5d720b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3236221bb8e4de8e3d0c8385f634064fb26b8e38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2b1ddc457458fecd1c6f385baa9fbda5f0c63ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8473cd5b301279a41dc75e5afb26b3d5223b6c7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.15