Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2023-53394
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: xsk: Fix crash on regular rq reactivation When the regular rq is reactivated after the XSK socket is closed it could be reading stale cqes which eventually corrupts the rq. This leads to no more traffic being received on the regular rq and a crash on the next close or deactivation of the rq. Kal Cuttler Conely reported this issue as a crash on the release path when the xdpsock sample program is stopped (killed) and restarted in sequence while traffic is running. This patch flushes all cqes when during the rq flush. The cqe flushing is done in the reset state of the rq. mlx5e_rq_to_ready code is moved into the flush function to allow for this.
EPSS: 0.001 (2.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 082a9edf12fef88400172e7d1b131d65a3ed492e, 6.1, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.5
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-53394?
- CVE-2023-53394 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-53394?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.