CVE-2023-53994
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Kernel Panic Risk from WARN_ON in Linux ionic Driver Removed

Publication date: 2025-12-24

Last updated on: 2025-12-24

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ionic: remove WARN_ON to prevent panic_on_warn Remove unnecessary early code development check and the WARN_ON that it uses. The irq alloc and free paths have long been cleaned up and this check shouldn't have stuck around so long.
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Published
2025-12-24
Last Modified
2025-12-24
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-24
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2023-53994
EUVD
EUVD-2025-205140
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves the Linux kernel's ionic driver, where an unnecessary early code development check using WARN_ON was present. This check could cause the system to panic (panic_on_warn). The vulnerability was resolved by removing this WARN_ON to prevent such panics.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could cause the Linux system to panic unexpectedly due to the WARN_ON check in the ionic driver, potentially leading to system instability or downtime.

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