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CVE-2023-53811 — RDMA/irdma: Cap MSIX used to online CPUs + 1

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

Published Dec 8, 2025 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: Linux

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.19%

ahead of 8% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Linux

CVSS base

—

Score not published yet.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	≥ 44d9e52977a1b90b0db1c7f8b197c218e9226520 and < 87674a359ad173a3b8cd484e92e4f1901666da4c≥ 44d9e52977a1b90b0db1c7f8b197c218e9226520 and < b3bd44bf20cb3a6a47aa4373e1817147efb4be04≥ 44d9e52977a1b90b0db1c7f8b197c218e9226520 and < 209e4aa9a7b636d8aaa1297e1d089ee2ed91d73f≥ 44d9e52977a1b90b0db1c7f8b197c218e9226520 and < 9cd9842c46996ef62173c36619c746f57416bcb0version 5.14	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.19%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.

application logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
Affected products added · linux/linux
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Source status changed · → Deferred
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
2025
CVE published
Dec 8, 2025 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

4 on the record

git.kernel.org/stable/c/209e4aa9a7b636d8aaa1297e1d089ee2ed91d73f
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cd9842c46996ef62173c36619c746f57416bcb0
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3bd44bf20cb3a6a47aa4373e1817147efb4be04
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/87674a359ad173a3b8cd484e92e4f1901666da4c
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor

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Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No CVSS score published by NVD, the CNA, CISA or GitHub so far.
No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No CISA SSVC assessment.
No CWE classification.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2023-53811 is "RDMA/irdma: Cap MSIX used to online CPUs + 1", rated Unknown. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. EPSS 0.19% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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