# CVE-2023-53504: RDMA/bnxt\_re: Properly order ib\_device\_unalloc() to avoid UAF

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.4.11
- Published: 2025-10-01 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 6d758147c7b80a46465f72e9e6294d244ee98a21, fixed in c95863f6d970ef968e7c1f3c481f72a4b0734654; from 6d758147c7b80a46465f72e9e6294d244ee98a21, fixed in 5363fc488da579923edf6a2fdca3d3b651dd800b
- Linux: 6.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.3.0, fixed in 6.4.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Properly order ib_device_unalloc() to avoid UAF ib_dealloc_device() should be called only after device cleanup. Fix the dealloc sequence.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.4.11) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c95863f6d970ef968e7c1f3c481f72a4b0734654
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5363fc488da579923edf6a2fdca3d3b651dd800b

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