NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53066
Published: May 4, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108461
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53066
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the qed_iov_configure_min_tx_rate() and qed_iov_handle_trust_change() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53066
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25143b6a01d0cc5319edd3de22ffa2578b045550
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39c3b9dd481c3afce9439b29bafe00444cb4406b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42d72c6d1edc9dc09a5d6f6695d257fa9e9cc270
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7742c08e012eb65405e8304d100641638c5ff882
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd0037822fd04da13721f77a42ee5a077d4c5fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ea704f39b5ded96f071e98701aa543f6f89683
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b224b0cab3a66e93d414825065a2e667a1d28c32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e42d3bde4ec03c863259878dddaef5c351cca7ad
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.105