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
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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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