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CVE-2023-54274 — RDMA/srpt: Add a check for valid 'mad_agent' pointer

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/srpt: Add a check for valid 'mad_agent' pointer When unregistering MAD agent, srpt module has a non-null check for 'mad_agent' pointer before invoking ib_unregister_mad_agent(). This check can pass if 'mad_agent' variable holds an error value. The 'mad_agent' can have an error value for a short window when srpt_add_one() and srpt_remove_one() is executed simultaneously. In srpt module, added a valid pointer check for 'sport->mad_agent' before unregistering MAD agent. This issue can hit when RoCE driver unregisters ib_device Stack Trace: ------------ BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000004d PGD 145003067 P4D 145003067 PUD 2324fe067 PMD 0 Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 10 PID: 4459 Comm: kworker/u80:0 Kdump: loaded Tainted: P Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R640/06NR82, BIOS 2.5.4 01/13/2020 Workqueue: bnxt_re bnxt_re_task [bnxt_re] RIP: 0010:_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x19/0x40 Call Trace: ib_unregister_mad_agent+0x46/0x2f0 [ib_core] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): bond0: link becomes ready ? __schedule+0x20b/0x560 srpt_unregister_mad_agent+0x93/0xd0 [ib_srpt] srpt_remove_one+0x20/0x150 [ib_srpt] remove_client_context+0x88/0xd0 [ib_core] bond0: (slave p2p1): link status definitely up, 100000 Mbps full duplex disable_device+0x8a/0x160 [ib_core] bond0: active interface up! ? kernfs_name_hash+0x12/0x80 (NULL device *): Bonding Info Received: rdev: 000000006c0b8247 __ib_unregister_device+0x42/0xb0 [ib_core] (NULL device *): Master: mode: 4 num_slaves:2 ib_unregister_device+0x22/0x30 [ib_core] (NULL device *): Slave: id: 105069936 name:p2p1 link:0 state:0 bnxt_re_stopqps_and_ib_uninit+0x83/0x90 [bnxt_re] bnxt_re_alloc_lag+0x12e/0x4e0 [bnxt_re]

Published Dec 30, 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)+2

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

0.21%

ahead of 10% 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	≥ a42d985bd5b234da8b61347a78dc3057bf7bb94d and < 8ec6acdb9b6a80eeb13e778dfedb5d72a88f14fe≥ a42d985bd5b234da8b61347a78dc3057bf7bb94d and < 00cc21e32ea1b8ebbabf5d645da9378d986bf8ba≥ a42d985bd5b234da8b61347a78dc3057bf7bb94d and < 4323aaedeba32076e652aad056afd7885bb96bb7≥ a42d985bd5b234da8b61347a78dc3057bf7bb94d and < 5f6ef2a574b0e0e0ea46ed0022575442df9d0bf9≥ a42d985bd5b234da8b61347a78dc3057bf7bb94d and < b713623bfef8cb1df9c769a3887fa10db63d1c54≥ a42d985bd5b234da8b61347a78dc3057bf7bb94d and < eca5cd9474cd26d62f9756f536e2e656d3f62f3aversion 3.3	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.21%

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 30, 2025 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

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

References

6 on the record

git.kernel.org/stable/c/4323aaedeba32076e652aad056afd7885bb96bb7
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ec6acdb9b6a80eeb13e778dfedb5d72a88f14fe
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b713623bfef8cb1df9c769a3887fa10db63d1c54
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f6ef2a574b0e0e0ea46ed0022575442df9d0bf9
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/00cc21e32ea1b8ebbabf5d645da9378d986bf8ba
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/eca5cd9474cd26d62f9756f536e2e656d3f62f3a
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-2023-54274 is "RDMA/srpt: Add a check for valid 'mad_agent' pointer", 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 0.21% 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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