CVE-2023-53504 (GCVE-0-2023-53504)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-01 11:45 – Updated: 2026-08-05 09:14
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Title
RDMA/bnxt_re: Properly order ib_device_unalloc() to avoid UAF
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Properly order ib_device_unalloc() to avoid UAF ib_dealloc_device() should be called only after device cleanup. Fix the dealloc sequence.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Linux Linux Affected: 6d758147c7b80a46465f72e9e6294d244ee98a21 , < c95863f6d970ef968e7c1f3c481f72a4b0734654 (git)
Affected: 6d758147c7b80a46465f72e9e6294d244ee98a21 , < 5363fc488da579923edf6a2fdca3d3b651dd800b (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 6.3
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.3 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.4.11 , ≤ 6.4.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.5 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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