PT-2025-52994 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Published 2025-12-24 · Updated 2026-03-24 · CVE-2023-54037

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel's ice network driver. Calling ethtool during a reload operation can lead to a kernel NULL pointer dereference because the Virtual Switch Interface (VSI) is not configured for a period while the network device is active. This can result in a system crash. The issue occurs when attempting to access ring parameters during the reload process.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-54037

RHSA-2023:6583

RHSA-2023:7077

SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1

SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1

SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1

SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1

Affected Products

Centos

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 1456

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/54xxx/CVE-2023-54037.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-54037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-54037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54037 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-54037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-54037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 · Vendor Advisory