kernel: ice: Don't tx before switchdev is fully configured

🗓️ 12 Dec 2023 17:33:06Reported by RedHatType

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Ice driver fix prevents transmit before switchdev is fully configured to prevent a null pointer dereference.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 63
AstraLinux	Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 6.1	14 Sep 202612:41	–	astralinux
BDU FSTEC	The vulnerability of the `ice_eswitch_port_start_xmit()` function in the `drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c` file of the Linux kernel’s Ethernet network adapter driver allows a attacker to compromise the integrity of protected information or cause service failures.	27 Mar 202600:00	–	bdu_fstec
Tenable Nessus	Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: bpftool / bpftool-debuginfo / kernel / kernel-abi-stablelists / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crxsa-2024_3138)	1 Oct 202600:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 : Security update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1)	13 Nov 202500:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	SUSE SLES15: cluster-md-kmp-azure / dlm-kmp-azure / gfs2-kmp-azure / etc (SUSE-SU-2025:4128-1)	19 Nov 202500:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	SUSE SLES15: kernel-azure / kernel-azure-devel / kernel-devel-azure / etc (SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1)	19 Nov 202500:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	SUSE SLED15: cluster-md-kmp-64kb / cluster-md-kmp-default / dlm-kmp-64kb / etc (SUSE-SU-2025:4140-1)	20 Nov 202500:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1)	20 Nov 202500:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	SUSE SLES15: cluster-md-kmp-rt / dlm-kmp-rt / gfs2-kmp-rt / kernel-devel-rt / etc (SUSE-SU-2025:4301-1)	3 Dec 202500:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: bpftool / kernel / kernel-abi-stablelists / kernel-core / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1762171389)	1 Oct 202600:00	–	nessus

OS	OS Version	Architecture	Package	Package Version	Filename
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	9.3	aarch64	bpftool	7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3	bpftool-7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	9.3	ppc64le	bpftool	7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3	bpftool-7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	9.3	s390x	bpftool	7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3	bpftool-7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	9.3	x86_64	bpftool	7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3	bpftool-7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	9.3	aarch64	bpftool-debuginfo	7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3	bpftool-debuginfo-7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	9.3	ppc64le	bpftool-debuginfo	7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3	bpftool-debuginfo-7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	9.3	s390x	bpftool-debuginfo	7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3	bpftool-debuginfo-7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	9.3	x86_64	bpftool-debuginfo	7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3	bpftool-debuginfo-7.2.0-362.13.1.el9_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	9.3	aarch64	kernel	5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3	kernel-5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	9.3	ppc64le	kernel	5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3	kernel-5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3.ppc64le.rpm

Source	Link
access	www.access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53657
bugzilla	www.bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
lore	www.lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025100701-CVE-2023-53657-d0c7@gregkh/T
nvd	www.nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53657
cve	www.cve.org/CVERecord

07 Aug 2026 02:40Current

6.8Medium risk

Vulners AI Score6.8

CVSS 3.15.5

EPSS0.00154

ice driver switchdev configuration null pointer dereference transmit before configuration