Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-54244

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: EC: Fix oops when removing custom query handlers When removing custom query handlers, the handler might st

Published Dec 30, 2025 · catalog updated May 23, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-54244. EPSS is 0.21%. 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.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux a62e8f1978f49e52f87a711ff6711b323d4b12ff <130e3eac51912f2c866e7d035992ede25f8feac0

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: EC: Fix oops when removing custom query handlers When removing custom query handlers, the handler might still be used inside the EC query workqueue, causing a kernel oops if the module holding the callback function was already unloaded. Fix this by flushing the EC query workqueue when removing custom query handlers. Tested on a Acer Travelmate 4002WLMi

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux a62e8f1978f49e52f87a711ff6711b323d4b12ff <130e3eac51912f2c866e7d035992ede25f8feac0a62e8f1978f49e52f87a711ff6711b323d4b12ff <130e3eac51912f2c866e7d035992ede25f8feac0

How to fix CVE-2023-54244

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2023-54244 lists a fix boundary at 130e3eac51912f2c866e7d035992ede25f8feac0. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in a62e8f1978f49e52f87a711ff6711b323d4b12ff <130e3eac51912f2c866e7d035992ede25f8feac0

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • 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-2023-54244. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux a62e8f1978f49e52f87a711ff6711b323d4b12ff <130e3eac51912f2c866e7d035992ede25f8feac0 a62e8f1978f49e52f87a711ff6711b323d4b12ff <130e3eac51912f2c866e7d035992ede25f8feac0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.21%. 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.

  1. Dec 30, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: EC: Fix oops when removing custom query handlers When removing custom query handlers, the handler might still be used inside the EC query workqueue, causing a kernel oops if the module holding the callback function was already unloaded. Fix this by flushing the EC query workqueue when removing custom query handlers. Tested o

  2. May 23, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: EC: Fix oops when removing custom query handlers When removing custom query handlers, the handler might still be used inside the EC query workqueue, causing a kernel oops if the module holding the callback function was already unloaded. Fix this by flushing the EC query workqueue when removing custom query handlers. Tested o

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-54244

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-54244

    30-day exploitation probability 0.21%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-60397

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: EC: Fix oops when removing custom query handlers When removing custom query handlers, the handler might still be used inside the EC query workqueue, causing a kernel oops if the module holding the callback

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • EUVDOct 29, 2026