net: ethernet: mvpp2_main: fix possible OOB write in mvpp2_ethtool_get_rxnfc()
rules 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
rules to avoid OOB writing or NULL pointer dereference.
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Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mvpp2_main: fix possible OOB write in mvpp2_ethtool_get_rxnfc() rules 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 rules to avoid OOB writing or NULL pointer dereference. | |
| Title | net: ethernet: mvpp2_main: fix possible OOB write in mvpp2_ethtool_get_rxnfc() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-01T11:45:46.877Z
Reserved: 2025-10-01T11:39:39.403Z
Link: CVE-2023-53495
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-10-01T12:15:52.803
Modified: 2026-01-16T20:46:37.340
Link: CVE-2023-53495
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Updated: 2025-10-02T08:38:45Z