# CVE-2023-53142: ice: copy last block omitted in ice_get_module_eeprom()

> A logic error in the ice network driver causes the last EEPROM block to be omitted, leading to incorrect data reads via ethtool.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 May 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-53142, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53142, GHSA-r633-grg5-w596, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53142

## What is CVE-2023-53142?

CVE-2023-53142 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

ice: copy last block omitted in ice_get_module_eeprom()

ice_get_module_eeprom() is broken since commit e9c9692c8a81 ("ice:
Reimplement module reads used by ethtool") In this refactor,
ice_get_module_eeprom() reads the eeprom in blocks of size 8.
But the condition that should protect the buffer overflow
ignores the last block. The last block always contains zeros.

Bug uncovered by ethtool upstream commit 9538f384b535
("netlink: eeprom: Defer page requests to individual parsers")
After this commit, ethtool reads a block with length = 1;
to read the SFF-8024 identifier value.

unpatched driver:
$ ethtool -m enp65s0f0np0 offset 0x90 length 8
Offset          Values
------          ------
0x0090:         00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
$ ethtool -m enp65s0f0np0 offset 0x90 length 12
Offset          Values
------          ------
0x0090:         00 00 01 a0 4d 65 6c 6c 00 00 00 00
$

$ ethtool -m enp65s0f0np0
Offset          Values
------          ------
0x0000:         11 06 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x0010:         00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x0020:         00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x0030:         00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x0040:         00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x0050:         00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x0060:         00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 08 00
0x0070:         00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

patched driver:
$ ethtool -m enp65s0f0np0 offset 0x90 length 8
Offset          Values
------          ------
0x0090:         00 00 01 a0 4d 65 6c 6c
$ ethtool -m enp65s0f0np0 offset 0x90 length 12
Offset          Values
------          ------
0x0090:         00 00 01 a0 4d 65 6c 6c 61 6e 6f 78
$ ethtool -m enp65s0f0np0
    Identifier                                : 0x11 (QSFP28)
    Extended identifier                       : 0x00
    Extended identifier description           : 1.5W max. Power consumption
    Extended identifier description           : No CDR in TX, No CDR in RX
    Extended identifier description           : High Power Class (> 3.5 W) not enabled
    Connector                                 : 0x23 (No separable connector)
    Transceiver codes                         : 0x88 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
    Transceiver type                          : 40G Ethernet: 40G Base-CR4
    Transceiver type                          : 25G Ethernet: 25G Base-CR CA-N
    Encoding                                  : 0x05 (64B/66B)
    BR, Nominal                               : 25500Mbps
    Rate identifier                           : 0x00
    Length (SMF,km)                           : 0km
    Length (OM3 50um)                         : 0m
    Length (OM2 50um)                         : 0m
    Length (OM1 62.5um)                       : 0m
    Length (Copper or Active cable)           : 1m
    Transmitter technology                    : 0xa0 (Copper cable unequalized)
    Attenuation at 2.5GHz                     : 4db
    Attenuation at 5.0GHz                     : 5db
    Attenuation at 7.0GHz                     : 7db
    Attenuation at 12.9GHz                    : 10db
    ........
    ....

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53142?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53142?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-53142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53142 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53142 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53142/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53142/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53142
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53142
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53142

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