What is CVE-2023-54040?

CVE-2023-54040 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and patched in 5.15.107, 6.1.24, 6.2.11 and others. CVE-2023-54040 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-54040?

CVE-2023-54040 has a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54040?

Yes, CVE-2023-54040 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.107, 6.1.24, 6.2.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-54040 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-54040 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-54040

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: fix wrong fallback logic for FDIR When adding a FDIR filter, if ice_vc_fdir_set_irq_ctx returns failure, the inserted fdir entry will not be removed and if ice_vc_fdir_write_fltr returns failure, the fdir context info for irq handler will not be cleared which may lead to inconsistent or memory leak issue. This patch refines failure cases to resolve this issue.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-24

Last modified 2026-08-04

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

8.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.107, 6.1.24, 6.2.11, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.13

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.107 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.24 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.11 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

4 total

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-54040

Severity High

CVSS score 8.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-12-24

Modified 2026-08-04

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-54040?

CVE-2023-54040 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and has been patched in 5.15.107, 6.1.24, 6.2.11 and others. CVE-2023-54040 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-54040?

CVE-2023-54040 has a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54040?

Yes. CVE-2023-54040 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.107, 6.1.24, 6.2.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-54040 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-54040 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.