SB2025050484 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel broadcom bnxt driver
Published: May 4, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050484
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53134)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the bnxt_alloc_ring(), bnxt_free_tpa_info() and bnxt_alloc_tpa_info() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.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/16f3aae1aa2dd89bc8d073a67f190af580386ae9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20fd0607acbf9770db9b99e3418dd75614f80b6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/accd7e23693aaaa9aa0d3e9eca0ae77d1be80ab3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad529d1fae1565d38f929479d4ea8aea90054bd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d16701a385b54f44bf41ff1d7485e7a11080deb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcae40e65802547def39b4deaa2ae38a29864d81
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.20