Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53488
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/hfi1: Fix possible panic during hotplug remove During hotplug remove it is possible that the update counters
Published Oct 1, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53488. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- None0.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.16%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Linux Linux 7724105686e718ac476a6ad3304fea2fbcfcffde <c2145b18740c7e697748e4005ce93a5c683c86a8
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/hfi1: Fix possible panic during hotplug remove During hotplug remove it is possible that the update counters work might be pending, and may run after memory has been freed. Cancel the update counters work before freeing memory.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Linux Linux 7724105686e718ac476a6ad3304fea2fbcfcffde <c2145b18740c7e697748e4005ce93a5c683c86a87724105686e718ac476a6ad3304fea2fbcfcffde <c2145b18740c7e697748e4005ce93a5c683c86a8
How to fix CVE-2023-53488
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53488. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 7724105686e718ac476a6ad3304fea2fbcfcffde <c2145b18740c7e697748e4005ce93a5c683c86a8 7724105686e718ac476a6ad3304fea2fbcfcffde <c2145b18740c7e697748e4005ce93a5c683c86a8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 1, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/hfi1: Fix possible panic during hotplug remove During hotplug remove it is possible that the update counters work might be pending, and may run after memory has been freed. Cancel the update counters work before freeing memory.
May 11, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/hfi1: Fix possible panic during hotplug remove During hotplug remove it is possible that the update counters work might be pending, and may run after memory has been freed. Cancel the update counters work before freeing memory.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53488
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53488
30-day exploitation probability 0.16%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-32779
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/hfi1: Fix possible panic during hotplug remove During hotplug remove it is possible that the update counters work might be pending, and may run after memory has been freed. Cancel the update counters work befo
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.