In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sfc: fix crash when reading stats while NIC is resetting
efx_net_stats() (.ndo_get_stats64) can be called during an ethtool
selftest, during which time nic_data->mc_stats is NULL as the NIC has
been fini'd. In this case do not attempt to fetch the latest stats
from the hardware, else we will crash on a NULL dereference:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000038
RIP efx_nic_update_stats
abridged calltrace:
efx_ef10_update_stats_pf
efx_net_stats
dev_get_stats
dev_seq_printf_stats
Skipping the read is safe, we will simply give out stale stats.
To ensure that the free in efx_ef10_fini_nic() does not race against
efx_ef10_update_stats_pf(), which could cause a TOCTTOU bug, take the
efx->stats_lock in fini_nic (it is already held across update_stats).
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Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sfc: fix crash when reading stats while NIC is resetting efx_net_stats() (.ndo_get_stats64) can be called during an ethtool selftest, during which time nic_data->mc_stats is NULL as the NIC has been fini'd. In this case do not attempt to fetch the latest stats from the hardware, else we will crash on a NULL dereference: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000038 RIP efx_nic_update_stats abridged calltrace: efx_ef10_update_stats_pf efx_net_stats dev_get_stats dev_seq_printf_stats Skipping the read is safe, we will simply give out stale stats. To ensure that the free in efx_ef10_fini_nic() does not race against efx_ef10_update_stats_pf(), which could cause a TOCTTOU bug, take the efx->stats_lock in fini_nic (it is already held across update_stats). | |
| Title | sfc: fix crash when reading stats while NIC is resetting | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-24T13:07:06.043Z
Reserved: 2025-12-24T13:02:52.530Z
Link: CVE-2023-54156
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Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:17.630
Modified: 2025-12-24T13:16:17.630
Link: CVE-2023-54156
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