CVE-2023-54292 RDMA/irdma: Fix data race on CQP request done
A data race in the Linux kernel's irdma driver can lead to undefined behavior or crashes during device unregistration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-54292?
CVE-2023-54292 is a critical vulnerability in Linux, published on 30 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/irdma: Fix data race on CQP request done
KCSAN detects a data race on cqp_request->request_done memory location which is accessed locklessly in irdma_handle_cqp_op while being updated in irdma_cqp_ce_handler.
Annotate lockless intent with READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE to avoid any compiler optimizations like load fusing and/or KCSAN warning.
[222808.417128] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in irdma_cqp_ce_handler [irdma] / irdma_wait_event [irdma]
[222808.417532] write to 0xffff8e44107019dc of 1 bytes by task 29658 on cpu 5: [222808.417610] irdma_cqp_ce_handler+0x21e/0x270 [irdma] [222808.417725] cqp_compl_worker+0x1b/0x20 [irdma] [222808.417827] process_one_work+0x4d1/0xa40 [222808.417835] worker_thread+0x319/0x700 [222808.417842] kthread+0x180/0x1b0 [222808.417852] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
[222808.417918] read to 0xffff8e44107019dc of 1 bytes by task 29688 on cpu 1: [222808.417995] irdma_wait_event+0x1e2/0x2c0 [irdma] [222808.418099] irdma_handle_cqp_op+0xae/0x170 [irdma] [222808.418202] irdma_cqp_cq_destroy_cmd+0x70/0x90 [irdma] [222808.418308] irdma_puda_dele_rsrc+0x46d/0x4d0 [irdma] [222808.418411] irdma_rt_deinit_hw+0x179/0x1d0 [irdma] [222808.418514] irdma_ib_dealloc_device+0x11/0x40 [irdma] [222808.418618] ib_dealloc_device+0x2a/0x120 [ib_core] [222808.418823] __ib_unregister_device+0xde/0x100 [ib_core] [222808.418981] ib_unregister_device+0x22/0x40 [ib_core] [222808.419142] irdma_ib_unregister_device+0x70/0x90 [irdma] [222808.419248] i40iw_close+0x6f/0xc0 [irdma] [222808.419352] i40e_client_device_unregister+0x14a/0x180 [i40e] [222808.419450] i40iw_remove+0x21/0x30 [irdma] [222808.419554] auxiliary_bus_remove+0x31/0x50 [222808.419563] device_remove+0x69/0xb0 [222808.419572] device_release_driver_internal+0x293/0x360 [222808.419582] driver_detach+0x7c/0xf0 [222808.419592] bus_remove_driver+0x8c/0x150 [222808.419600] driver_unregister+0x45/0x70 [222808.419610] auxiliary_driver_unregister+0x16/0x30 [222808.419618] irdma_exit_module+0x18/0x1e [irdma] [222808.419733] __do_sys_delete_module.constprop.0+0x1e2/0x310 [222808.419745] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x1b/0x30 [222808.419755] do_syscall_64+0x39/0x90 [222808.419763] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
[222808.419829] value changed: 0x01 -> 0x03
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54292?
How do I fix CVE-2023-54292?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2023-54292 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54292 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-54292, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54292, GHSA-7xqj-95mq-2v2g, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54292.