CVE-2023-53811 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-53811
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

Attack Complexity:
Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
Attack Vector:
Attack Vector Under Analysis
Privileges Required: None
No authentication is required for exploitation.
Scope:
Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
User Interaction: None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2023-53811 Details

Status: Received on 09 Dec 2025, 01:16 UTC

Published on: 09 Dec 2025, 01:16 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2023-53811 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-53811: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/irdma: Cap MSIX used to online CPUs + 1 The irdma driver can use a maximum number of msix vectors equal to num_online_cpus() + 1 and the kernel warning stack below is shown if that number is exceeded. The kernel throws a warning as the driver tries to update the affinity hint with a CPU mask greater than the max CPU IDs. Fix this by capping the MSIX vectors to num_online_cpus() + 1. WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 23655 at include/linux/cpumask.h:106 irdma_cfg_ceq_vector+0x34c/0x3f0 [irdma] RIP: 0010:irdma_cfg_ceq_vector+0x34c/0x3f0 [irdma] Call Trace: irdma_rt_init_hw+0xa62/0x1290 [irdma] ? irdma_alloc_local_mac_entry+0x1a0/0x1a0 [irdma] ? __is_kernel_percpu_address+0x63/0x310 ? rcu_read_lock_held_common+0xe/0xb0 ? irdma_lan_unregister_qset+0x280/0x280 [irdma] ? irdma_request_reset+0x80/0x80 [irdma] ? ice_get_qos_params+0x84/0x390 [ice] irdma_probe+0xa40/0xfc0 [irdma] ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0xd0/0xd0 ? irdma_remove+0x140/0x140 [irdma] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x62/0xe0 ? down_write+0x187/0x3d0 ? auxiliary_match_id+0xf0/0x1a0 ? irdma_remove+0x140/0x140 [irdma] auxiliary_bus_probe+0xa6/0x100 __driver_probe_device+0x4a4/0xd50 ? __device_attach_driver+0x2c0/0x2c0 driver_probe_device+0x4a/0x110 __driver_attach+0x1aa/0x350 bus_for_each_dev+0x11d/0x1b0 ? subsys_dev_iter_init+0xe0/0xe0 bus_add_driver+0x3b1/0x610 driver_register+0x18e/0x410 ? 0xffffffffc0b88000 irdma_init_module+0x50/0xaa [irdma] do_one_initcall+0x103/0x5f0 ? perf_trace_initcall_level+0x420/0x420 ? do_init_module+0x4e/0x700 ? __kasan_kmalloc+0x7d/0xa0 ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x188/0x2b0 ? kasan_unpoison+0x21/0x50 do_init_module+0x1d1/0x700 load_module+0x3867/0x5260 ? layout_and_allocate+0x3990/0x3990 ? rcu_read_lock_held_common+0xe/0xb0 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x62/0xe0 ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0xd0/0xd0 ? __vmalloc_node_range+0x46b/0x890 ? lock_release+0x5c8/0xba0 ? alloc_vm_area+0x120/0x120 ? selinux_kernel_module_from_file+0x2a5/0x300 ? __inode_security_revalidate+0xf0/0xf0 ? __do_sys_init_module+0x1db/0x260 __do_sys_init_module+0x1db/0x260 ? load_module+0x5260/0x5260 ? do_syscall_64+0x22/0x450 do_syscall_64+0xa5/0x450 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xdb

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-53811

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-53811 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2023-53811

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2023-53811.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2023-53811, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2023-53811, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: None
CVE-2023-53811 does not compromise confidentiality.
Integrity: None
CVE-2023-53811 does not impact data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2023-53811 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2023-53811 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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