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CVE-2026-99198

Linux: net: ethernet: actions: Move setting of netops to fix crash

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ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
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Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Published28 Oct 2026Updated 28 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Description

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

net: ethernet: actions: Move setting of netops to fix crash

owl_emac_probe() calls owl_emac_phy_init(), which connects the PHY, before netdev->netdev_ops is assigned. phy_attach_direct() -> phy_link_topo_add_phy() reads dev->netdev_ops through netdev_need_ops_lock() since the commit in question, so probing crashes with a NULL pointer dereference when CONFIG_NET_SHAPER is enabled.

Assign netdev_ops before the PHY attach, as was done for emac in commit 7c9f391ec89c ("net: emac: move setting of netops to fix crash").

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 6

  • Linuxaffected: ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca before d2eca3a54f415081711cd102d0db733de5abf170CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca before c2c4824319850c87e77d26aeb8f860bc310a64d7CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 7.2CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 7.2CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.13 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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