# CVE-2023-53010: bnxt: Do not read past the end of test names

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-03-27 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt: Do not read past the end of test names Test names were being concatenated based on a offset beyond the end of the first name, which tripped the buffer overflow detection logic: detected buffer overflow in strnlen [...] Call Trace: bnxt_ethtool_init.cold+0x18/0x18 Refactor struct hwrm_selftest_qlist_output to use an actual array, and adjust the concatenation to use snprintf() rather than a series of strncat() calls.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cefa85480ac99c0bef5a09daadb48d65fc28e279
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3e599c090fc6977331150c5f0a69ab8ce87da21

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