In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory() The value of an arithmetic expression is subject of possible overflow due to a failure to cast operands to a larger data type before performing arithmetic. Used macro for multiplication instead operator for avoiding overflow. Found by Security Code and Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
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Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory() The value of an arithmetic expression is subject of possible overflow due to a failure to cast operands to a larger data type before performing arithmetic. Used macro for multiplication instead operator for avoiding overflow. Found by Security Code and Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Title bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory()
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-07T15:21:20.987Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:16:59.662Z

Link: CVE-2023-53661

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:49.810

Modified: 2025-10-07T16:15:49.810

Link: CVE-2023-53661

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