Bug 2492833 (CVE-2026-53177) - CVE-2026-53177 kernel: bnxt_en: Fix NULL pointer dereference
Summary: CVE-2026-53177 kernel: bnxt_en: Fix NULL pointer dereference
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53177
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-25 10:08 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-29 14:44 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-25 10:08:09 UTC
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.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-06-29 14:35:20 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062554-CVE-2026-53177-f6ba@gregkh/T


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