CVE-2023-53798 | Linux Kernel up to 5.15.111/6.1.28/6.2.15/6.3.2 Legacy IOCTL Ethtool Interface net/ethtool/linkmodes.c linkmodes_prepare_data uninitialized pointer

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.111/6.1.28/6.2.15/6.3.2. This vulnerability affects the function linkmodes_prepare_data of the file net/ethtool/linkmodes.c of the component Legacy IOCTL Ethtool Interface. Executing manipulation can lead to uninitialized pointer.

This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-53798. The attacker needs to be present on the local network. There is no available exploit.

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