#VU120426 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54090
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120426
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-54090
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the ixgbe_sw_init() and ixgbe_xdp_setup() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1924450175349e64f8dfc3689efcb653dba0418e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cd43a19900d0b98c1ec4bb6984763369d2e19ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/785b2b5b47b1aa4c31862948b312ea845401c5ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c23ae5091a8b3e50fe755257df020907e7c029bb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.29
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4