CVE-2023-54234 | scsi: mpi3mr: Fix missing mrioc->evtack_cmds initialization

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpi3mr: Fix missing mrioc->evtack_cmds initialization Commit c1af985d27da ("scsi: mpi3mr: Add Event acknowledgment logic") introduced an array mrioc->evtack_cmds but initialization of the array elements was missed. They are just zero cleared. The function mpi3mr_complete_evt_ack() refers host_tag field of the elements. Due to the zero value of the host_tag field, the function calls clear_bit() for mrico->evtack_cmds_bitmap with wrong bit index. This results in memory access to invalid address and "BUG: KASAN: use-after-free". This BUG was observed at eHBA-9600 firmware update to version 8.3.1.0. To fix it, add the missing initialization of mrioc->evtack_cmds.

Published: 2025-12-30 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-54234 is rated Low Risk (6.3/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-54234

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# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.02% 0.17% +0.15%
2 2025-12-31 0.02%

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-54234

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-54234

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2023-54234 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-54234
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-54234
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-54234/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-54234 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1405 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1010, ignored 173, not-affected 106, released 83, needed 33. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-54234

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-54234

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 6.1.16 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 6.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 6.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-54234

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