ionic: remove WARN_ON to prevent panic_on_warn
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ionic: remove WARN_ON to prevent panic_on_warn Remove unnecessary early code development check and the WARN_ON that it uses. The irq alloc and free paths have long been cleaned up and this check shouldn't have stuck around so long.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00215 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121 +3Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.121, 6.1.40, 6.4.5, 6.5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53994
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcjm-pf9x-jpg2
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c7276a6daf7e13a6dd30b0347b3f2c7df4d40bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8cc4fd99a325505e15c3da95d6de266efd3d9b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1417dd787a5e55b410a00a28231b0dcb19172457
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc470466753ad0dd3a8c48aaefa05a992c119b9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daeaad114cb163ec51bcf14326cb7fe37d368459
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abfb2a58a5377ebab717d4362d6180f901b6e5c1
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Sources
- CVE-2023-53994 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53994 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xcjm-pf9x-jpg2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-53994 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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