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CVE-2023-54240 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: fix possible NULL pointer dereference in mtk_hwlro_get_fdir_all() rule_locs 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 rule_locs to avoid NULL pointer dereference.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/072324cfab9b96071c0782f51f53cc5aea1e9d5b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/653fbddbdfc6673bba01b13dae5a4384ad8f92ec kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/751b2e22a188b0c306029d094da29b6b8de31430 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75f2de75c1182e80708c932418e4895dbc88b68f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7776591e5ae2befff86579f68916a171971c6aab kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4c79810755f66c9a933ca810da2724133b1165a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe0195fe48f85182bc7e7eabcad925bd3cbc10f5 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff5faed5f5487b0fd2b640ba1304f82a5ebaab42 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-54240
NVD Published Date:
12/30/2025
NVD Last Modified:
12/30/2025
Source:
kernel.org