PT-2025-52951 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-24 · Updated 2026-03-24 · CVE-2023-53994

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The Linux kernel contained an issue where an unnecessary warning check could lead to a system panic. The problematic check was related to interrupt allocation and freeing, and its removal resolves the potential for a panic.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-53994

SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1

SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1

SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1

SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 1459

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53994.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53994 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53994 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53994 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53994 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53994 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53994 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-53994 · Vendor Advisory