Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53442
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.
Published Sep 18, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53442. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.15%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Linux Linux patch: 0
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.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Linux Linux patch: 0patch: 0
How to fix CVE-2023-53442
Recommended remediation
A vendor or distribution source is linked. Check that advisory for patch availability; this catalog does not invent fix status.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53442. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux patch: 0 patch: 0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 18, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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.
May 11, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53442
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53442
30-day exploitation probability 0.15%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-29871
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 a
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.