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ice: Don't tx before switchdev is fully configured

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.55, 6.5.5
CVEs
CVE-2023-53657
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 17:56 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ice: Don't tx before switchdev is fully configured

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Oct 2025, 15:21 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2023-53657

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.55, 6.5.5

Complete source record
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