CVE-2023-53442

ice: Block switchdev mode when ADQ is active and vice versa

Medium · published September 18, 2025

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ice: Block switchdev mode when ADQ is active and vice versa

ADQ and switchdev are not supported simultaneously. Enabling both at the

same time can result in nullptr dereference.

To prevent this, check if ADQ is active when changing devlink mode to

switchdev mode, and check if switchdev is active when enabling ADQ.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00146 · 3.6th percentile
Published
2025-09-18T16:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 SEP 16:04Z
    ice: Block switchdev mode when ADQ is active and vice versa
    cvelistv5