# CVE-2023-53495: net: ethernet: mvpp2\_main: fix possible OOB write in mvpp2\_ethtool\_get\_rxnfc()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-10-01 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.2

## 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.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6673824efa3dc198b04a54e69dce480066d7d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61054a8ddb176b155a8f2bacdfefb3727187f5d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb09dddc724c5f7c4dc6dd3bfebd685eecd93e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/349638f7e5d3c7d328565587bb7b0454bbee02e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/625b70d31dd4df4b96b3ddcbe251debb33bd67f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51fe0a470543f345e3c62b6798929de3ddcedc1d

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