CVE-2026-53177
Linux kernel: null pointer dereference
- Risk score
- 48/100
- CVSS
- 5.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.1%
- Published
- 25 Jun 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt_en: Fix NULL pointer dereference PCIe errors detected by a Root Port or Downstream Port cause error recovery services to run on all subordinate devices regardless of administrative state. The .error_detected() callback, bnxt_io_error_detected(), …
- Affected
- Linux kernel
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Story map
At a glance
Linux kernel: Amber, patch this week. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: sr: restore network header before routing and forwarding ipv6_srh_rcv() runs with skb->data at the Segment Routing Header (SRH) while skb_network_header() points at the IPv6 header. When segments_left > 0, ipv6_srh_rcv() previously restored the …
The flaws
- CVE-2026-53177: Null pointer dereference (CVSS 5.5 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-98096: Out-of-bounds write (CVSS 7.4 · EPSS 1%)
- CVE-2026-98115: Race condition (CVSS 8.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-98117: Use-after-free (CVSS 7.8 · EPSS 0%)
The fix
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Who is exposed: Linux kernel
Where it stands
- No known exploitation
How it unfolded
- 6 Nov, Ubuntu security notices (official): USN-9002-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Connects to
- Same weakness: Null pointer dereference (CWE-476). 148 other warnings in 30 days
- Same product: Earlier Linux kernel warnings. 168 in the last 90 days
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 5.5 medium
- On your watchlist: linux kernel
- Named in a government or vendor bulletin
Government and vendor bulletins
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-9002-1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08e57d014ea19f303d5d57a849beb846f37788b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1449177b87f768353909e930a99b902675119b2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a418ad0e5e525d1d117dd1601681f75455af320
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3884976f87448e269908ae61bd5d62d54ce9c0c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/580844a9683afe7974856dd5b7886447435b3474
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59c5a3e69c7630a811565937e64be70b08436761
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/964b1c3eb71afe58bb61c8b984164447e000ae8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d930276f2cddd0b7294cac7a8fe7b877f6d9e08d
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
Original description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt_en: Fix NULL pointer dereference PCIe errors detected by a Root Port or Downstream Port cause error recovery services to run on all subordinate devices regardless of administrative state. The .error_detected() callback, bnxt_io_error_detected(), disables and synchronizes IRQs via bnxt_disable_int_sync(), which calls bnxt_cp_num_to_irq_num() to map completion rings to IRQs using bp->bnapi. Since bp->bnapi is allocated on NIC open and freed on NIC close, PCIe error recovery on a closed NIC can dereference a NULL pointer. Check if bp->bnapi is NULL before disabling and synchronizing IRQs.
Last activity 6 Nov 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.