SB20250327133 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel stmicro stmmac driver
Published: March 27, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250327133
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53011)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the dwmac5_handle_dma_err() function in drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac5.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/120b8e527e07c65de7f2b9018dcd9d17e66f2427
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aebf7e62708ba706ee7bf484c9023b15c214e92a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdfc76a116b5e9d3e98e6c96fe83b42d011d21d4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.91
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2