SB2025100509 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel octeontx2 nic driver
Published: October 5, 2025 Updated: October 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025100509
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53595)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the otx2_remove() function in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1152c0f947b76e7731e039185cbd00fdb4389f00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13ff119b17e5e2916435ce01a0156c8698ad9e16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/699af748c61574125d269db260dabbe20436d74e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3dcc45eca017fca82ac47dbde6f41af960657e5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.29