CVE-2026-53177 PUBLISHED

bnxt_en: Fix NULL pointer dereference

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 09.06.2026 Published: 25.06.2026 Updated: 25.06.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from e5811b8c09df9bc80eabc95339fceded23f16289 to 964b1c3eb71afe58bb61c8b984164447e000ae8a (excl.)
  • affected from e5811b8c09df9bc80eabc95339fceded23f16289 to 59c5a3e69c7630a811565937e64be70b08436761 (excl.)
  • affected from e5811b8c09df9bc80eabc95339fceded23f16289 to 1a418ad0e5e525d1d117dd1601681f75455af320 (excl.)
  • affected from e5811b8c09df9bc80eabc95339fceded23f16289 to 08e57d014ea19f303d5d57a849beb846f37788b7 (excl.)
  • affected from e5811b8c09df9bc80eabc95339fceded23f16289 to 3884976f87448e269908ae61bd5d62d54ce9c0c7 (excl.)
  • affected from e5811b8c09df9bc80eabc95339fceded23f16289 to 580844a9683afe7974856dd5b7886447435b3474 (excl.)
  • affected from e5811b8c09df9bc80eabc95339fceded23f16289 to d930276f2cddd0b7294cac7a8fe7b877f6d9e08d (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 4.17 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 4.17 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 5.15.210 to 5.15.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.1.176 to 6.1.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.6.143 to 6.6.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.12.94 to 6.12.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.36 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.0.13 to 7.0.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.1 to * (incl.)

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