High

CVE-2023-54310 — scsi: message: mptlan: Fix use after free bug in mptlan_remove() due to race condition

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: message: mptlan: Fix use after free bug in mptlan_remove() due to race condition mptlan_probe() calls mpt_register_lan_device() which initializes the &priv->post_buckets_task workqueue. A call to mpt_lan_wake_post_buckets_task() will subsequently start the work. During driver unload in mptlan_remove() the following race may occur: CPU0 CPU1 |mpt_lan_post_receive_buckets_work() mptlan_remove() | free_netdev() | kfree(dev); | | | dev->mtu | //use Fix this by finishing the work prior to cleaning up in mptlan_remove(). [mkp: we really should remove mptlan instead of attempting to fix it]

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)+1
Technical severity (high)+6

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

0.16%

ahead of 5% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026

Affects

Linux

CVSS base

7.8

High · 2 source(s)

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	≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 92f869693d84e813895ff4d25363744575515423≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 60c8645ad6f5b722615383d595d63b62b07a13c3≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 410e610a96c52a7b41e2ab6c9ca60868d9acecce≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 697f92f8317e538d8409a0c95d6370eb40b34c05≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < e84282efc87f2414839f6e15c31b4daa34ebaac1≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 9c6da3b7f12528cd52c458b33496a098b838fcfc≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 48daa4a3015d859ee424948844ce3c12f2fe44e6≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < f486893288f3e9b171b836f43853a6426515d800 and 1 more version 2.6.12	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
7.8	CVSS 3.1	High	1.8	5.9	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.8	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 0.16%

Detection

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

Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.

endpoint telemetry (EDR)

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · linux/linux
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 7.8
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
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

8 on the record

git.kernel.org/stable/c/410e610a96c52a7b41e2ab6c9ca60868d9acecce
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/697f92f8317e538d8409a0c95d6370eb40b34c05
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c6da3b7f12528cd52c458b33496a098b838fcfc
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/48daa4a3015d859ee424948844ce3c12f2fe44e6
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e84282efc87f2414839f6e15c31b4daa34ebaac1
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/92f869693d84e813895ff4d25363744575515423
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f486893288f3e9b171b836f43853a6426515d800
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/60c8645ad6f5b722615383d595d63b62b07a13c3
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 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-2023-54310 is "scsi: message: mptlan: Fix use after free bug in mptlan_remove() due to race condition", rated High. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.16% 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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