CVE-2023-54219: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection" Commit: 699826f4e30a ("IB/ise

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection" Commit: 699826f4e30a ("IB/ise

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection" Commit: 699826f4e30a ("IB/isert: Fix incorrect release of isert connection") is causing problems on OPA when DEVICE_REMOVAL is happening. ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 52 PID: 2117247 at drivers/infiniband/core/cq.c:359 ib_cq_pool_cleanup+0xac/0xb0 [ib_core] Modules linked in: nfsd nfs_acl target_core_user uio tcm_fc libfc scsi_transport_fc tcm_loop target_core_pscsi target_core_iblock target_core_file rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss nfsv4 dns_resolver nfs lockd grace fscache netfs rfkill rpcrdma rdma_ucm ib_srpt sunrpc ib_isert iscsi_target_mod target_core_mod opa_vnic ib_iser libiscsi ib_umad scsi_transport_iscsi rdma_cm ib_ipoib iw_cm ib_cm hfi1(-) rdmavt ib_uverbs intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common sb_edac ib_core x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp i2c_i801 mxm_wmi rapl iTCO_wdt ipmi_si iTCO_vendor_support mei_me ipmi_devintf mei intel_cstate ioatdma intel_uncore i2c_smbus joydev pcspkr lpc_ich ipmi_msghandler acpi_power_meter acpi_pad xfs libcrc32c sr_mod sd_mod cdrom t10_pi sg crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul crc32c_int

Description from the National Vulnerability Database, published by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

What it means for a small business

Linux is on the computers, phones or browsers your team uses every day. Turn on automatic updates and restart: most of these fixes only take effect after a restart.

How likely is an attack? The Exploit Prediction Scoring System, run by FIRST (the global association of security response teams), puts the odds of this one being exploited in the next 30 days at 0.69%, higher than 52% of CVEs. That’s low, but low isn’t zero, and the odds jump the day someone publishes an exploit. Scored October 31, 2026, updated daily.

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Sources

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