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CVE-2023-53495 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mvpp2_main: fix possible OOB write in mvpp2_ethtool_get_rxnfc() rules is allocated in ethtool_get_rxnfc and the size is determined by rule_cnt from user space. So rule_cnt needs to be check before using rules to avoid OOB writing or NULL pointer dereference.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/349638f7e5d3c7d328565587bb7b0454bbee02e2 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51fe0a470543f345e3c62b6798929de3ddcedc1d kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb09dddc724c5f7c4dc6dd3bfebd685eecd93e8 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61054a8ddb176b155a8f2bacdfefb3727187f5d9 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/625b70d31dd4df4b96b3ddcbe251debb33bd67f5 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6673824efa3dc198b04a54e69dce480066d7d9 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53495
NVD Published Date:
10/01/2025
NVD Last Modified:
10/02/2025
Source:
kernel.org