CVE-2023-53657

MEDIUM EPSS 3.8%
Published Oct 7, 20258mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 7, 2025 8mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Don't tx before switchdev is fully configured There is possibility that ice_eswitch_port_start_xmit might be called while some resources are still not allocated which might cause NULL pointer dereference. Fix this by checking if switchdev configuration was finished.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.55
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.5.5

References 3

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5760a72b3060150b587eff3e879648c7470efddd
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63ff5a94649837d980e3b9ef535c793ec8cb0ca7
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7aa529a69e92b9aff585e569d5003f7c15d8d60b
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5760a72b3060150b587eff3e879648c7470efddd
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63ff5a94649837d980e3b9ef535c793ec8cb0ca7
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7aa529a69e92b9aff585e569d5003f7c15d8d60b
    Patch