CVE-2023-54037
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in ice driver via ethtool reload
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · December 24, 2025
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ice driver. A local attacker with low privileges could trigger a null pointer dereference by calling the ethtool utility during a driver reload operation when the Virtual Station Interface (VSI) is not properly configured. This can lead to a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference