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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2023-53114High confidence

i40e: Fix kernel crash during reboot when adapter is in recovery mode

Linux · Linux

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 2 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Published severityMediumOperational priority:Low, lowered one band.downgradedsince 11 May 2026

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
  • EPSS is 0.20% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

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  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
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Mitigation target: No default targetRemediation target: Normal maintenance

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Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 2 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

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Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Debian trixietrixie · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.6.1.25-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.6.1.25-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.6.1.25-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.6.1.25-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
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1 current
CVE-2023-53114 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 36 · interimSUSE Product Security TeamCVE-2023-53114
121 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • kernel-default as component of SLES-LTSS-TERADATA 15 SP2
  • kernel-source as component of SLES-LTSS-TERADATA 15 SP2
  • kernel-default as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • kernel-default-base as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • kernel-default-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • kernel-default-man as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • kernel-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • kernel-macros as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • kernel-source as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • reiserfs-kmp-default as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • kernel-default as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • kernel-default-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix kernel crash during reboot when adapter is in recovery mode If the driver detects during probe that firmware is in recovery mode then i40e_init_recovery_mode() is called and the rest of probe function is skipped including pci_set_drvdata(). Subsequent i40e_shutdown() called during shutdown/reboot dereferences NULL pointer as pci_get_drvdata() returns NULL. To fix call pci_set_drvdata() also during entering to recovery mode. Reproducer: 1) Lets have i40e NIC with firmware in recovery mode 2) Run reboot Result: [ 139.084698] i40e: Intel(R) Ethernet Connection XL710 Network Driver [ 139.090959] i40e: Copyright (c) 2013 - 2019 Intel Corporation. [ 139.108438] i40e 0000:02:00.0: Firmware recovery mode detected. Limiting functionality. [ 139.116439] i40e 0000:02:00.0: Refer to the Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide for details on firmware recovery mode. [ 139.129499] i40e 0000:02:00.0: fw 8.3.64775 api 1.13 nvm 8.30 0x8000b78d 1.3106.0 [8086:1583] [15d9:084a] [ 139.215932] i40e 0000:02:00.0 enp2s0f0: renamed from eth0 [ 139.223292] i40e 0000:02:00.1: Firmware recovery mode detected. Limiting functionality. [ 139.231292] i40e 0000:02:00.1: Refer to the Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide for details on firmware recovery mode. [ 139.244406] i40e 0000:02:00.1: fw 8.3.64775 api 1.13 nvm 8.30 0x8000b78d 1.3106.0 [8086:1583] [15d9:084a] [ 139.329209] i40e 0000:02:00.1 enp2s0f1: renamed from eth0 ... [ 156.311376] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000006c2 [ 156.318330] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode [ 156.323546] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page [ 156.328679] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 156.331210] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 156.335567] CPU: 26 PID: 15119 Comm: reboot Tainted: G E 6.2.0+ #1 [ 156.343126] Hardware name: Abacus electric, s.r.o. - servis@abacus.cz Super Server/H12SSW-iN, BIOS 2.4 04/13/2022 [ 156.353369] RIP: 0010:i40e_shutdown+0x15/0x130 [i40e] [ 156.358430] Code: c1 fc ff ff 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 0f 1e fa 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 fd 53 48 8b 9f 48 01 00 00 80 8b c2 06 00 00 04 f0 80 8b c0 06 00 00 08 48 8d bb 08 08 00 [ 156.377168] RSP: 0018:ffffb223c8447d90 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 156.382384] RAX: ffffffffc073ee70 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000001 [ 156.389510] RDX: 0000000080000001 RSI: 0000000000000246 RDI: ffff95db49988000 [ 156.396634] RBP: ffff95db49988000 R08: ffffffffffffffff R09: ffffffff8bd17d40 [ 156.403759] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffffffff8a5e3d28 R12: ffff95db49988000 [ 156.410882] R13: ffffffff89a6fe17 R14: ffff95db49988150 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 156.418007] FS: 00007fe7c0cc3980(0000) GS:ffff95ea8ee80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 156.426083] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 156.431819] CR2: 00000000000006c2 CR3: 00000003092fc005 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 [ 156.438944] PKRU: 55555554 [ 156.441647] Call Trace: [ 156.444096] [ 156.446199] pci_device_shutdown+0x38/0x60 [ 156.450297] device_shutdown+0x163/0x210 [ 156.454215] kernel_restart+0x12/0x70 [ 156.457872] __do_sys_reboot+0x1ab/0x230 [ 156.461789] ? vfs_writev+0xa6/0x1a0 [ 156.465362] ? __pfx_file_free_rcu+0x10/0x10 [ 156.469635] ? __call_rcu_common.constprop.85+0x109/0x5a0 [ 156.475034] do_syscall_64+0x3e/0x90 [ 156.478611] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc [ 156.483658] RIP: 0033:0x7fe7bff37ab7
Remediation
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
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1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-13133

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

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EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
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Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 2 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix kernel crash during reboot when adapter is in recovery mode If the driver detects during probe that firmware is in recovery mode then i40e_init_recovery_mode() is called and the rest of probe function is skipped including pci_set_drvdata(). Subsequent i40e_shutdown() called during shutdown/reboot dereferences NULL pointer as pci_get_drvdata() returns NULL. To fix call pci_set_drvdata() also during entering to recovery mode. Reproducer: 1) Lets have i40e NIC with firmware in recovery mode 2) Run reboot Result: [ 139.084698] i40e: Intel(R) Ethernet Connection XL710 Network Driver [ 139.090959] i40e: Copyright (c) 2013 - 2019 Intel Corporation. [ 139.108438] i40e 0000:02:00.0: Firmware recovery mode detected. Limiting functionality. [ 139.116439] i40e 0000:02:00.0: Refer to the Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide for details on firmware recovery mode. [ 139.129499] i40e 0000:02:00.0: fw 8.3.64775 api 1.13 nvm 8.30 0x8000b78d 1.3106.0 [8086:1583] [15d9:084a] [ 139.215932] i40e 0000:02:00.0 enp2s0f0: renamed from eth0 [ 139.223292] i40e 0000:02:00.1: Firmware recovery mode detected. Limiting functionality. [ 139.231292] i40e 0000:02:00.1: Refer to the Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide for details on firmware recovery mode. [ 139.244406] i40e 0000:02:00.1: fw 8.3.64775 api 1.13 nvm 8.30 0x8000b78d 1.3106.0 [8086:1583] [15d9:084a] [ 139.329209] i40e 0000:02:00.1 enp2s0f1: renamed from eth0 ... [ 156.311376] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000006c2 [ 156.318330] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode [ 156.323546] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page [ 156.328679] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 156.331210] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 156.335567] CPU: 26 PID: 15119 Comm: reboot Tainted: G E 6.2.0+ #1 [ 156.343126] Hardware name: Abacus electric, s.r.o. - servis@abacus.cz Super Server/H12SSW-iN, BIOS 2.4 04/13/2022 [ 156.353369] RIP: 0010:i40e_shutdown+0x15/0x130 [i40e] [ 156.358430] Code: c1 fc ff ff 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 0f 1e fa 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 fd 53 48 8b 9f 48 01 00 00 <f0> 80 8b c2 06 00 00 04 f0 80 8b c0 06 00 00 08 48 8d bb 08 08 00 [ 156.377168] RSP: 0018:ffffb223c8447d90 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 156.382384] RAX: ffffffffc073ee70 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000001 [ 156.389510] RDX: 0000000080000001 RSI: 0000000000000246 RDI: ffff95db49988000 [ 156.396634] RBP: ffff95db49988000 R08: ffffffffffffffff R09: ffffffff8bd17d40 [ 156.403759] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffffffff8a5e3d28 R12: ffff95db49988000 [ 156.410882] R13: ffffffff89a6fe17 R14: ffff95db49988150 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 156.418007] FS: 00007fe7c0cc3980(0000) GS:ffff95ea8ee80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 156.426083] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 156.431819] CR2: 00000000000006c2 CR3: 00000003092fc005 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 [ 156.438944] PKRU: 55555554 [ 156.441647] Call Trace: [ 156.444096] <TASK> [ 156.446199] pci_device_shutdown+0x38/0x60 [ 156.450297] device_shutdown+0x163/0x210 [ 156.454215] kernel_restart+0x12/0x70 [ 156.457872] __do_sys_reboot+0x1ab/0x230 [ 156.461789] ? vfs_writev+0xa6/0x1a0 [ 156.465362] ? __pfx_file_free_rcu+0x10/0x10 [ 156.469635] ? __call_rcu_common.constprop.85+0x109/0x5a0 [ 156.475034] do_syscall_64+0x3e/0x90 [ 156.478611] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc [ 156.483658] RIP: 0033:0x7fe7bff37ab7

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix kernel crash during reboot when adapter is in recovery mode If the driver detects during probe that firmware is in recovery mode then i40e_init_recovery_mode() is called and the rest of probe function is skipped including pci_set_drvdata(). Subsequent i40e_shutdown() called during shutdown/reboot dereferences NULL pointer as pci_get_drvdata() returns NULL. To fix call pci_set_drvdata() also during entering to recovery mode. Reproducer: 1) Lets have i40e NIC with firmware in recovery mode 2) Run reboot Result: [ 139.084698] i40e: Intel(R) Ethernet Connection XL710 Network Driver [ 139.090959] i40e: Copyright (c) 2013 - 2019 Intel Corporation. [ 139.108438] i40e 0000:02:00.0: Firmware recovery mode detected. Limiting functionality. [ 139.116439] i40e 0000:02:00.0: Refer to the Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide for details on firmware recovery mode. [ 139.129499] i40e 0000:02:00.0: fw 8.3.64775 api 1.13 nvm 8.30 0x8000b78d 1.3106.0 [8086:1583] [15d9:084a] [ 139.215932] i40e 0000:02:00.0 enp2s0f0: renamed from eth0 [ 139.223292] i40e 0000:02:00.1: Firmware recovery mode detected. Limiting functionality. [ 139.231292] i40e 0000:02:00.1: Refer to the Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide for details on firmware recovery mode. [ 139.244406] i40e 0000:02:00.1: fw 8.3.64775 api 1.13 nvm 8.30 0x8000b78d 1.3106.0 [8086:1583] [15d9:084a] [ 139.329209] i40e 0000:02:00.1 enp2s0f1: renamed from eth0 ... [ 156.311376] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000006c2 [ 156.318330] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode [ 156.323546] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page [ 156.328679] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 156.331210] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 156.335567] CPU: 26 PID: 15119 Comm: reboot Tainted: G E 6.2.0+ #1 [ 156.343126] Hardware name: Abacus electric, s.r.o. - servis@abacus.cz Super Server/H12SSW-iN, BIOS 2.4 04/13/2022 [ 156.353369] RIP: 0010:i40e_shutdown+0x15/0x130 [i40e] [ 156.358430] Code: c1 fc ff ff 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 0f 1e fa 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 fd 53 48 8b 9f 48 01 00 00 <f0> 80 8b c2 06 00 00 04 f0 80 8b c0 06 00 00 08 48 8d bb 08 08 00 [ 156.377168] RSP: 0018:ffffb223c8447d90 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 156.382384] RAX: ffffffffc073ee70 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000001 [ 156.389510] RDX: 0000000080000001 RSI: 0000000000000246 RDI: ffff95db49988000 [ 156.396634] RBP: ffff95db49988000 R08: ffffffffffffffff R09: ffffffff8bd17d40 [ 156.403759] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffffffff8a5e3d28 R12: ffff95db49988000 [ 156.410882] R13: ffffffff89a6fe17 R14: ffff95db49988150 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 156.418007] FS: 00007fe7c0cc3980(0000) GS:ffff95ea8ee80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 156.426083] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 156.431819] CR2: 00000000000006c2 CR3: 00000003092fc005 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 [ 156.438944] PKRU: 55555554 [ 156.441647] Call Trace: [ 156.444096] <TASK> [ 156.446199] pci_device_shutdown+0x38/0x60 [ 156.450297] device_shutdown+0x163/0x210 [ 156.454215] kernel_restart+0x12/0x70 [ 156.457872] __do_sys_reboot+0x1ab/0x230 [ 156.461789] ? vfs_writev+0xa6/0x1a0 [ 156.465362] ? __pfx_file_free_rcu+0x10/0x10 [ 156.469635] ? __call_rcu_common.constprop.85+0x109/0x5a0 [ 156.475034] do_syscall_64+0x3e/0x90 [ 156.478611] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc [ 156.483658] RIP: 0033:0x7fe7bff37ab7

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 disrupt the affected service.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix kernel crash during reboot when adapter is in recovery mode If the driver detects during probe that firmware is in recovery mode then i40e_init_recovery_mode() is called and the rest of probe function is skipped including pci_set_drvdata(). Subsequent i40e_shutdown() called during shutdown/reboot dereferences NULL pointer as pci_get_drvdata() returns NULL. To fix call pci_set_drvdata() also during entering to recovery mode. Reproducer: 1) Lets have i40e NIC with firmware in recovery mode 2) Run reboot Result: [ 139.084698] i40e: Intel(R) Ethernet Connection XL710 Network Driver [ 139.090959] i40e: Copyright (c) 2013 - 2019 Intel Corporation. [ 139.108438] i40e 0000:02:00.0: Firmware recovery mode detected. Limiting functionality. [ 139.116439] i40e 0000:02:00.0: Refer to the Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide for details on firmware recovery mode. [ 139.129499] i40e 0000:02:00.0: fw 8.3.64775 api 1.13 nvm 8.30 0x8000b78d 1.3106.0 [8086:1583] [15d9:084a] [ 139.215932] i40e 0000:02:00.0 enp2s0f0: renamed from eth0 [ 139.223292] i40e 0000:02:00.1: Firmware recovery mode detected. Limiting functionality. [ 139.231292] i40e 0000:02:00.1: Refer to the Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide for details on firmware recovery mode. [ 139.244406] i40e 0000:02:00.1: fw 8.3.64775 api 1.13 nvm 8.30 0x8000b78d 1.3106.0 [8086:1583] [15d9:084a] [ 139.329209] i40e 0000:02:00.1 enp2s0f1: renamed from eth0 ... [ 156.311376] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000006c2 [ 156.318330] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode [ 156.323546] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page [ 156.328679] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 156.331210] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 156.335567] CPU: 26 PID: 15119 Comm: reboot Tainted: G E 6.2.0+ #1 [ 156.343126] Hardware name: Abacus electric, s.r.o. - servis@abacus.cz Super Server/H12SSW-iN, BIOS 2.4 04/13/2022 [ 156.353369] RIP: 0010:i40e_shutdown+0x15/0x130 [i40e] [ 156.358430] Code: c1 fc ff ff 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 0f 1e fa 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 fd 53 48 8b 9f 48 01 00 00 <f0> 80 8b c2 06 00 00 04 f0 80 8b c0 06 00 00 08 48 8d bb 08 08 00 [ 156.377168] RSP: 0018:ffffb223c8447d90 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 156.382384] RAX: ffffffffc073ee70 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000001 [ 156.389510] RDX: 0000000080000001 RSI: 0000000000000246 RDI: ffff95db49988000 [ 156.396634] RBP: ffff95db49988000 R08: ffffffffffffffff R09: ffffffff8bd17d40 [ 156.403759] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffffffff8a5e3d28 R12: ffff95db49988000 [ 156.410882] R13: ffffffff89a6fe17 R14: ffff95db49988150 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 156.418007] FS: 00007fe7c0cc3980(0000) GS:ffff95ea8ee80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 156.426083] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 156.431819] CR2: 00000000000006c2 CR3: 00000003092fc005 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 [ 156.438944] PKRU: 55555554 [ 156.441647] Call Trace: [ 156.444096] <TASK> [ 156.446199] pci_device_shutdown+0x38/0x60 [ 156.450297] device_shutdown+0x163/0x210 [ 156.454215] kernel_restart+0x12/0x70 [ 156.457872] __do_sys_reboot+0x1ab/0x230 [ 156.461789] ? vfs_writev+0xa6/0x1a0 [ 156.465362] ? __pfx_file_free_rcu+0x10/0x10 [ 156.469635] ? __call_rcu_common.constprop.85+0x109/0x5a0 [ 156.475034] do_syscall_64+0x3e/0x90 [ 156.478611] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc [ 156.483658] RIP: 0033:0x7fe7bff37ab7

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 disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

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
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

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 → disrupt the affected service
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
?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
?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:H

Common 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.
Denial of serviceCWE-476
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2025-0932Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff oder einen unspezifischen Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20250507Security Bulletin 07 May 2025

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 07 May 2025, published on 7 May 2025. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0081Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53096 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53097 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53097 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53098 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53098 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53099 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53099 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53100 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53100 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53101 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53101 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53106 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53106 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53108 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53108 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53111 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53111 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53114 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53114 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53116 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53116 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53118 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53118 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53119 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53119 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53123 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53123 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53124 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53124 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53125 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53125 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53131 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53131 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53134 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1009Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53100 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53101 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53101 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53102 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53102 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53105 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53105 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53106 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53106 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53108 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53108 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53109 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53109 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53111 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53111 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53112 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53112 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53114 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53114 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53116 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53116 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53118 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53118 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53119 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53119 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53123 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53123 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53124 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53124 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53125 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53125 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53128 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53128 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53131 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0587Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53096 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53097 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53097 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53098 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53098 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53099 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53099 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53100 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53100 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53101 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53101 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53106 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53106 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53108 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53108 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53111 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53111 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53114 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53114 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53116 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53116 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53118 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53118 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53119 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53119 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53123 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53123 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53124 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53124 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53125 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53125 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53131 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53131 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53134 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0560Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53100 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53101 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53101 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53102 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53102 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53105 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53105 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53106 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53106 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53108 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53108 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53109 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53109 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53111 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53111 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53112 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53112 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53114 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53114 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53116 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53116 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53118 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53118 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53119 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53119 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53123 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53123 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53124 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53124 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53125 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53125 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53128 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53128 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53131 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0529Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53101 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53102 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53102 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53103 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53103 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53105 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53105 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53106 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53106 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53108 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53108 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53109 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53109 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53111 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53111 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53112 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53112 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53114 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53114 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53116 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53116 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53118 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53118 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53119 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53119 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53121 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53121 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53123 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53123 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53124 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53124 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53125 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53125 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53128 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0509Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53093 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53096 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53096 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53098 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53098 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53099 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53099 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53100 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53100 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53101 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53101 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53106 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53106 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53108 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53108 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53111 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53111 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53114 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53114 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53116 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53116 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53118 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53118 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53119 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53119 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53123 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53123 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53124 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53124 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53125 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53125 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53131 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53131 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53134 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2023-029942Linux の Linux Kernel における NULL ポインタデリファレンスに関する脆弱性

Linux の Linux Kernel には、NULL ポインタデリファレンスに関する脆弱性が存在します。

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03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?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.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
Fixed
Linux: < 5.2, 5.4.238 ≤ 5.4.*, 5.10.176 ≤ 5.10.*, 5.15.104 ≤ 5.15.*, 6.1.21 ≤ 6.1.*, 6.2.8 ≤ 6.2.*, 6.3 ≤ *
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 2 May 2025 · Last source change 11 May 2026, 19:38 UTC · CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-13133
Product sourceVendor CSAF · SUSE Product Security Team
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · SUSE Product Security Team
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-13133↗Vendor CSAF · SUSE Product Security Team↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Patch or update reference↗Patch or update reference↗Patch or update reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
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.
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