What is CVE-2023-54040?

CVE-2023-54040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-12-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-54040?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-54040

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: fix wrong fallback logic for FDIR When adding a FDIR filter, if ice_vc_fdir_set_irq_ctx returns failure, the inserted fdir entry will not be removed and if ice_vc_fdir_write_fltr returns failure, the fdir context info for irq handler will not be cleared which may lead to inconsistent or memory leak issue. This patch refines failure cases to resolve this issue.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 1f7ea1cd6a3748427512ccc9582e18cd9efea966, 5.13, 0

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-54040?: CVE-2023-54040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-12-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-54040?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.