CVE-2023-53657

ice: Don't tx before switchdev is fully configured

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 7, 2025 at 03:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:45 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Don't tx before switchdev is fully configured There is possibility that ice_eswitch_port_start_xmit might be called while some resources are still not allocated which might cause NULL pointer dereference. Fix this by checking if switchdev configuration was finished.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.555.16 ≤ v < 6.5.55.16 ≤ v < 6.66.2 ≤ v < 6.5.55.16f5396b8a663f7a78ee5b75a47ee524b40795b265
Vendor states this is fixed in 5760a72b3060150b587eff3e879648c7470efddd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 63ff5a94649837d980e3b9ef535c793ec8cb0ca7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7aa529a69e92b9aff585e569d5003f7c15d8d60b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.55 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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