Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
- EPSS is 0.24% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2024
CVE-2023-52782High confidence
net/mlx5e: Track xmit submission to PTP WQ after populating metadata map
Linux · Linux
5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Scheduled
Patch availableMedium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.
R
Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityMedium→Operational priority:Low, lowered one band.downgradedsince 11 May 2026
Compensating controls
- Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
- Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
- Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Linux Linux and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Distribution package intelligence
4 package statesRelease-specific package status
Debian findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.
Repository candidate not checked
A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.
| Distribution release | Source package | Vendor state | Fixed version | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian trixietrixie · source | linux | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 6.6.8-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026 |
| Debian bookwormbookworm · source | linux | Not affectedDebian marks this release not affected (fixed-version marker 0). | Not published in this feed | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026 |
| Debian forkyforky · source | linux | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 6.6.8-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026 |
| Debian sidsid · source | linux | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 6.6.8-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026 |
Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.
Patch available01
What, why and how
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Track xmit submission to PTP WQ after populating metadata map Ensure the skb is available in metadata mapping to skbs before tracking the metadata index for detecting undelivered CQEs. If the metadata index is put in the tracking list before putting the skb in the map, the metadata index might be used for detecting undelivered CQEs before the relevant skb is available in the map, which can lead to a null-ptr-deref. Log: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000005: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000028-0x000000000000002f] CPU: 0 PID: 1243 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.6.0-rc4+ #108 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: events mlx5e_rx_dim_work [mlx5_core] RIP: 0010:mlx5e_ptp_napi_poll+0x9a4/0x2290 [mlx5_core] Code: 8c 24 38 cc ff ff 4c 8d 3c c1 4c 89 f9 48 c1 e9 03 42 80 3c 31 00 0f 85 97 0f 00 00 4d 8b 3f 49 8d 7f 28 48 89 f9 48 c1 e9 03 <42> 80 3c 31 00 0f 85 8b 0f 00 00 49 8b 47 28 48 85 c0 0f 84 05 07 RSP: 0018:ffff8884d3c09c88 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 0000000000000069 RBX: ffff8881160349d8 RCX: 0000000000000005 RDX: ffffed10218f48cf RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: 0000000000000028 RBP: ffff888122707700 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffed109a781383 R10: 0000000000000003 R11: 0000000000000003 R12: ffff88810c7a7a40 R13: ffff888122707700 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8884d3c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f4f878dd6e0 CR3: 000000014d108002 CR4: 0000000000370eb0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <IRQ> ? die_addr+0x3c/0xa0 ? exc_general_protection+0x144/0x210 ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x22/0x30 ? mlx5e_ptp_napi_poll+0x9a4/0x2290 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5e_ptp_napi_poll+0x8f6/0x2290 [mlx5_core] __napi_poll.constprop.0+0xa4/0x580 net_rx_action+0x460/0xb80 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x32/0x60 ? __napi_poll.constprop.0+0x580/0x580 ? tasklet_action_common.isra.0+0x2ef/0x760 __do_softirq+0x26c/0x827 irq_exit_rcu+0xc2/0x100 common_interrupt+0x7f/0xa0 </IRQ> <TASK> asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40 RIP: 0010:__kmem_cache_alloc_node+0xb/0x330 Code: 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f c3 8b 44 24 14 8b 4c 24 10 09 c8 eb d5 e8 b7 43 ca 01 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 57 <41> 56 41 89 d6 41 55 41 89 f5 41 54 49 89 fc 53 48 83 e4 f0 48 83 RSP: 0018:ffff88812c4079c0 EFLAGS: 00000246 RAX: 1ffffffff083c7fe RBX: ffff888100042dc0 RCX: 0000000000000218 RDX: 00000000ffffffff RSI: 0000000000000dc0 RDI: ffff888100042dc0 RBP: ffff88812c4079c8 R08: ffffffffa0289f96 R09: ffffed1025880ea9 R10: ffff888138839f80 R11: 0000000000000002 R12: 0000000000000dc0 R13: 0000000000000100 R14: 000000000000008c R15: ffff8881271fc450 ? cmd_exec+0x796/0x2200 [mlx5_core] kmalloc_trace+0x26/0xc0 cmd_exec+0x796/0x2200 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_do+0x22/0xc0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_exec+0x17/0x30 [mlx5_core] mlx5_core_modify_cq_moderation+0x139/0x1b0 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5_add_cq_to_tasklet+0x280/0x280 [mlx5_core] ? lockdep_set_lock_cmp_fn+0x190/0x190 ? process_one_work+0x659/0x1220 mlx5e_rx_dim_work+0x9d/0x100 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x730/0x1220 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x400/0x400 ? max_active_store+0xf0/0xf0 ? assign_work+0x168/0x240 worker_thread+0x70f/0x12d0 ? __kthread_parkme+0xd1/0x1d0 ? process_one_work+0x1220/0x1220 kthread+0x2d9/0x3b0 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork_as ---truncated---
What
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Track xmit submission to PTP WQ after populating metadata map Ensure the skb is available in metadata mapping to skbs before tracking the metadata index for detecting undelivered CQEs. If the metadata index is put in the tracking list before putting the skb in the map, the metadata index might be used for detecting undelivered CQEs before the relevant skb is available in the map, which can lead to a null-ptr-deref. Log: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000005: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000028-0x000000000000002f] CPU: 0 PID: 1243 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.6.0-rc4+ #108 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: events mlx5e_rx_dim_work [mlx5_core] RIP: 0010:mlx5e_ptp_napi_poll+0x9a4/0x2290 [mlx5_core] Code: 8c 24 38 cc ff ff 4c 8d 3c c1 4c 89 f9 48 c1 e9 03 42 80 3c 31 00 0f 85 97 0f 00 00 4d 8b 3f 49 8d 7f 28 48 89 f9 48 c1 e9 03 <42> 80 3c 31 00 0f 85 8b 0f 00 00 49 8b 47 28 48 85 c0 0f 84 05 07 RSP: 0018:ffff8884d3c09c88 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 0000000000000069 RBX: ffff8881160349d8 RCX: 0000000000000005 RDX: ffffed10218f48cf RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: 0000000000000028 RBP: ffff888122707700 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffed109a781383 R10: 0000000000000003 R11: 0000000000000003 R12: ffff88810c7a7a40 R13: ffff888122707700 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8884d3c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f4f878dd6e0 CR3: 000000014d108002 CR4: 0000000000370eb0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <IRQ> ? die_addr+0x3c/0xa0 ? exc_general_protection+0x144/0x210 ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x22/0x30 ? mlx5e_ptp_napi_poll+0x9a4/0x2290 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5e_ptp_napi_poll+0x8f6/0x2290 [mlx5_core] __napi_poll.constprop.0+0xa4/0x580 net_rx_action+0x460/0xb80 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x32/0x60 ? __napi_poll.constprop.0+0x580/0x580 ? tasklet_action_common.isra.0+0x2ef/0x760 __do_softirq+0x26c/0x827 irq_exit_rcu+0xc2/0x100 common_interrupt+0x7f/0xa0 </IRQ> <TASK> asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40 RIP: 0010:__kmem_cache_alloc_node+0xb/0x330 Code: 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f c3 8b 44 24 14 8b 4c 24 10 09 c8 eb d5 e8 b7 43 ca 01 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 57 <41> 56 41 89 d6 41 55 41 89 f5 41 54 49 89 fc 53 48 83 e4 f0 48 83 RSP: 0018:ffff88812c4079c0 EFLAGS: 00000246 RAX: 1ffffffff083c7fe RBX: ffff888100042dc0 RCX: 0000000000000218 RDX: 00000000ffffffff RSI: 0000000000000dc0 RDI: ffff888100042dc0 RBP: ffff88812c4079c8 R08: ffffffffa0289f96 R09: ffffed1025880ea9 R10: ffff888138839f80 R11: 0000000000000002 R12: 0000000000000dc0 R13: 0000000000000100 R14: 000000000000008c R15: ffff8881271fc450 ? cmd_exec+0x796/0x2200 [mlx5_core] kmalloc_trace+0x26/0xc0 cmd_exec+0x796/0x2200 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_do+0x22/0xc0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_exec+0x17/0x30 [mlx5_core] mlx5_core_modify_cq_moderation+0x139/0x1b0 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5_add_cq_to_tasklet+0x280/0x280 [mlx5_core] ? lockdep_set_lock_cmp_fn+0x190/0x190 ? process_one_work+0x659/0x1220 mlx5e_rx_dim_work+0x9d/0x100 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x730/0x1220 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x400/0x400 ? max_active_store+0xf0/0xf0 ? assign_work+0x168/0x240 worker_thread+0x70f/0x12d0 ? __kthread_parkme+0xd1/0x1d0 ? process_one_work+0x1220/0x1220 kthread+0x2d9/0x3b0 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork_as ---truncated---
Why
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
What
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Track xmit submission to PTP WQ after populating metadata map Ensure the skb is available in metadata mapping to skbs before tracking the metadata index for detecting undelivered CQEs. If the metadata index is put in the tracking list before putting the skb in the map, the metadata index might be used for detecting undelivered CQEs before the relevant skb is available in the map, which can lead to a null-ptr-deref. Log: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000005: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000028-0x000000000000002f] CPU: 0 PID: 1243 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.6.0-rc4+ #108 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: events mlx5e_rx_dim_work [mlx5_core] RIP: 0010:mlx5e_ptp_napi_poll+0x9a4/0x2290 [mlx5_core] Code: 8c 24 38 cc ff ff 4c 8d 3c c1 4c 89 f9 48 c1 e9 03 42 80 3c 31 00 0f 85 97 0f 00 00 4d 8b 3f 49 8d 7f 28 48 89 f9 48 c1 e9 03 <42> 80 3c 31 00 0f 85 8b 0f 00 00 49 8b 47 28 48 85 c0 0f 84 05 07 RSP: 0018:ffff8884d3c09c88 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 0000000000000069 RBX: ffff8881160349d8 RCX: 0000000000000005 RDX: ffffed10218f48cf RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: 0000000000000028 RBP: ffff888122707700 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffed109a781383 R10: 0000000000000003 R11: 0000000000000003 R12: ffff88810c7a7a40 R13: ffff888122707700 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8884d3c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f4f878dd6e0 CR3: 000000014d108002 CR4: 0000000000370eb0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <IRQ> ? die_addr+0x3c/0xa0 ? exc_general_protection+0x144/0x210 ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x22/0x30 ? mlx5e_ptp_napi_poll+0x9a4/0x2290 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5e_ptp_napi_poll+0x8f6/0x2290 [mlx5_core] __napi_poll.constprop.0+0xa4/0x580 net_rx_action+0x460/0xb80 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x32/0x60 ? __napi_poll.constprop.0+0x580/0x580 ? tasklet_action_common.isra.0+0x2ef/0x760 __do_softirq+0x26c/0x827 irq_exit_rcu+0xc2/0x100 common_interrupt+0x7f/0xa0 </IRQ> <TASK> asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40 RIP: 0010:__kmem_cache_alloc_node+0xb/0x330 Code: 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f c3 8b 44 24 14 8b 4c 24 10 09 c8 eb d5 e8 b7 43 ca 01 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 57 <41> 56 41 89 d6 41 55 41 89 f5 41 54 49 89 fc 53 48 83 e4 f0 48 83 RSP: 0018:ffff88812c4079c0 EFLAGS: 00000246 RAX: 1ffffffff083c7fe RBX: ffff888100042dc0 RCX: 0000000000000218 RDX: 00000000ffffffff RSI: 0000000000000dc0 RDI: ffff888100042dc0 RBP: ffff88812c4079c8 R08: ffffffffa0289f96 R09: ffffed1025880ea9 R10: ffff888138839f80 R11: 0000000000000002 R12: 0000000000000dc0 R13: 0000000000000100 R14: 000000000000008c R15: ffff8881271fc450 ? cmd_exec+0x796/0x2200 [mlx5_core] kmalloc_trace+0x26/0xc0 cmd_exec+0x796/0x2200 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_do+0x22/0xc0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_exec+0x17/0x30 [mlx5_core] mlx5_core_modify_cq_moderation+0x139/0x1b0 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5_add_cq_to_tasklet+0x280/0x280 [mlx5_core] ? lockdep_set_lock_cmp_fn+0x190/0x190 ? process_one_work+0x659/0x1220 mlx5e_rx_dim_work+0x9d/0x100 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x730/0x1220 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x400/0x400 ? max_active_store+0xf0/0xf0 ? assign_work+0x168/0x240 worker_thread+0x70f/0x12d0 ? __kthread_parkme+0xd1/0x1d0 ? process_one_work+0x1220/0x1220 kthread+0x2d9/0x3b0 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork_as ---truncated---
Why
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
02
Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation No confirmed evidence
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
- Likely attack path
- local access → NULL Pointer Dereference → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
- Attack surface
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low: a basic authenticated account is required
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
- Security boundary
- Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
- Weakness
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-476 ↗
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
- CVSS vector
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CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity. CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCommon Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.- Post-exploitation / living off the land
- The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
03
Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change. - Patch available
- Action
- Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
- Workaround
- No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04
Evidence and provenance
Published 21 May 2024 · Last source change 11 May 2026, 19:33 UTC · CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-59499
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD enriched
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
- CVE
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
- CVSS
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
- EPSS
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
- CWE
- Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
- CNA
- CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
- CISA ADP
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
- NVD
- National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
- CERT / CSIRT
- A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
- PoC
- Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
- CSAF
- Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
- LoTL
- Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.