CVE-2023-54037
published 2025-12-24CVE-2023-54037: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload Calling ethtool during reload can lead to…
PriorityP421medium5.5
EPSS
0.15%
4.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload
Calling ethtool during reload can lead to call trace, because VSI isn't
configured for some time, but netdev is alive.
To fix it add rtnl lock for VSI deconfig and config. Set ::num_q_vectors
to 0 after freeing and add a check for ::tx/rx_rings in ring related
ethtool ops.
Add proper unroll of filters in ice_start_eth().
Reproduction:
$watch -n 0.1 -d 'ethtool -g enp24s0f0np0'
$devlink dev reload pci/0000:18:00.0 action driver_reinit
Call trace before fix:
[66303.926205] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[66303.926259] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[66303.926286] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[66303.926311] PGD 0 P4D 0
[66303.926332] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI
[66303.926358] CPU: 4 PID: 933821 Comm: ethtool Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE 6.4.0-rc5+ #1
[66303.926400] Hardware name: Intel Corporation S2600WFT/S2600WFT, BIOS SE5C620.86B.00.01.0014.070920180847 07/09/2018
[66303.926446] RIP: 0010:ice_get_ringparam+0x22/0x50 [ice]
[66303.926649] Code: 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 0f 1e fa 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 8b 87 c0 09 00 00 c7 46 04 e0 1f 00 00 c7 46 10 e0 1f 00 00 48 8b 50 20 8b 12 0f b7 52 3a 89 56 14 48 8b 40 28 48 8b 00 0f b7 40 58 48
[66303.926722] RSP: 0018:ffffad40472f39c8 EFLAGS: 00010246
[66303.926749] RAX: ffff98a8ada05828 RBX: ffff98a8c46dd060 RCX: ffffad40472f3b48
[66303.926781] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff98a8c46dd068 RDI: ffff98a8b23c4000
[66303.926811] RBP: ffffad40472f3b48 R08: 00000000000337b0 R09: 0000000000000000
[66303.926843] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000100 R12: ffff98a8b23c4000
[66303.926874] R13: ffff98a8c46dd060 R14: 000000000000000f R15: ffffad40472f3a50
[66303.926906] FS: 00007f6397966740(0000) GS:ffff98b390900000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[66303.926941] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[66303.926967] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 000000011ac
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.4.11-1 (forky) | linux 6.4.11-1 (forky) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 5b246e533d0177775c64b40a2af1e62aff5d279b < ca03b327224ed6be2d07f42ee6ee1cdd586cfd5b | ca03b327224ed6be2d07f42ee6ee1cdd586cfd5b |
| linux | linux | >= 5b246e533d0177775c64b40a2af1e62aff5d279b < b3e7b3a6ee92ab927f750a6b19615ce88ece808f | b3e7b3a6ee92ab927f750a6b19615ce88ece808f |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.11-1 | 6.4.11-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.11-1 | 6.4.11-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.3.0 < 6.4.7 | 6.4.7 |
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OSV
ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload
osv·2025-12-24
CVE-2023-54037 ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload
ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload
Calling ethtool during reload can lead to call trace, because VSI isn't
configured for some time, but netdev is alive.
To fix it add rtnl lock for VSI deconfig and config. Set ::num_q_vectors
to 0 after freeing and add a check for ::tx/rx_rings in ring related
ethtool ops.
Add proper unroll of filters in ice_start_eth().
Reproduction:
$watch -n 0.1 -d 'ethtool -g enp24s0f0np0'
$devlink dev reload pci/0000:18:00.0 action driver_reinit
Call trace before fix:
[66303.926205] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[66303.926259] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[66303.926286] #PF: error_code(0x00
GHSA
GHSA-fxpr-g6q4-mmqw: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload
Calling ethtool during reload can
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-12-24
CVE-2023-54037 GHSA-fxpr-g6q4-mmqw: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload
Calling ethtool during reload can
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload
Calling ethtool during reload can lead to call trace, because VSI isn't
configured for some time, but netdev is alive.
To fix it add rtnl lock for VSI deconfig and config. Set ::num_q_vectors
to 0 after freeing and add a check for ::tx/rx_rings in ring related
ethtool ops.
Add proper unroll of filters in ice_start_eth().
Reproduction:
$watch -n 0.1 -d 'ethtool -g enp24s0f0np0'
$devlink dev reload pci/0000:18:00.0 action driver_reinit
Call trace before fix:
[66303.926205] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[66303.926259] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[66303.926286] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[66303.926311] PGD 0 P4D
OSV
CVE-2023-54037: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload Calling ethtool during reload can le
osv·2025-12-24
CVE-2023-54037 CVE-2023-54037: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload Calling ethtool during reload can le
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload Calling ethtool during reload can lead to call trace, because VSI isn't configured for some time, but netdev is alive. To fix it add rtnl lock for VSI deconfig and config. Set ::num_q_vectors to 0 after freeing and add a check for ::tx/rx_rings in ring related ethtool ops. Add proper unroll of filters in ice_start_eth(). Reproduction: $watch -n 0.1 -d 'ethtool -g enp24s0f0np0' $devlink dev reload pci/0000:18:00.0 action driver_reinit Call trace before fix: [66303.926205] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [66303.926259] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [66303.926286] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [66303.926311] PGD 0 P4D 0 [66
Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in ice driver via ethtool reload
vendor_redhat·2025-12-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-54037 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in ice driver via ethtool reload
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in ice driver via ethtool reload
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload
Calling ethtool during reload can lead to call trace, because VSI isn't
configured for some time, but netdev is alive.
To fix it add rtnl lock for VSI deconfig and config. Set ::num_q_vectors
to 0 after freeing and add a check for ::tx/rx_rings in ring related
ethtool ops.
Add proper unroll of filters in ice_start_eth().
Reproduction:
$watch -n 0.1 -d 'ethtool -g enp24s0f0np0'
$devlink dev reload pci/0000:18:00.0 action driver_reinit
Call trace before fix:
[66303.926205] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[66303.926259] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[66303.926286]
Debian
CVE-2023-54037: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: preven...
vendor_debian·2023
CVE-2023-54037 [LOW] CVE-2023-54037: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: preven...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload Calling ethtool during reload can lead to call trace, because VSI isn't configured for some time, but netdev is alive. To fix it add rtnl lock for VSI deconfig and config. Set ::num_q_vectors to 0 after freeing and add a check for ::tx/rx_rings in ring related ethtool ops. Add proper unroll of filters in ice_start_eth(). Reproduction: $watch -n 0.1 -d 'ethtool -g enp24s0f0np0' $devlink dev reload pci/0000:18:00.0 action driver_reinit Call trace before fix: [66303.926205] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [66303.926259] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [66303.926286] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [66303.926311] PGD 0 P4D 0 [66
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## CVE-2023-54037 :
Linux Kernel vulnerability analysis and mitigation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload
Calling ethtool during reload can lead to call trace, because VSI isn't
configured for some time, but netdev is alive.
To fix it add rtnl lock for VSI deconfig and config. Set ::num_q_vectors
to 0 after freeing and add a check for ::tx/rx_rings in ring related
ethtool ops.
Add proper unroll of filters in ice_start_eth().
Reproduction:
$watch -n 0.1 -d 'ethtool -g enp24s0f0np0'
$devlink dev reload pci/0000:18:00.0 action driver_reinit
Call trace before fix:
[66303.926205] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[66303.926259] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[66303.92
Bugzilla
CVE-2023-54037 kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in ice driver via ethtool reload
bugzilla·2025-12-24
CVE-2023-54037 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-54037 kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in ice driver via ethtool reload
CVE-2023-54037 kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in ice driver via ethtool reload
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: prevent NULL pointer deref during reload
Calling ethtool during reload can lead to call trace, because VSI isn't
configured for some time, but netdev is alive.
To fix it add rtnl lock for VSI deconfig and config. Set ::num_q_vectors
to 0 after freeing and add a check for ::tx/rx_rings in ring related
ethtool ops.
Add proper unroll of filters in ice_start_eth().
Reproduction:
$watch -n 0.1 -d 'ethtool -g enp24s0f0np0'
$devlink dev reload pci/0000:18:00.0 action driver_reinit
Call trace before fix:
[66303.926205] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[66303.926259] #PF: supervisor read access in kerne
2025-12-24
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