SB2025050456 - Improper locking in Linux kernel intel igb driver
Published: May 4, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050456
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) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53060)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the igb_remove() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.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/0dabb72b923e17cb3b4ac99ea1adc9ef35116930
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d2626e10709ff8474ffd1a9db3cf4647569e89c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62a64645749926f9d75af82a96440941f22b046f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65f69851e44d71248b952a687e44759a7abb5016
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66e5577cabc3d463eea540332727929d0ace41c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d845e9a485f287181ff81567c3900a8e7ad1e28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd1e320ac0958298c2774605ad050483f33a21f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de91528d8ba274c614a2265077d695c61e31fd43
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.9