CVE-2026-99197
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mv643xx: move setting of netops to fix crash mv643xx_eth_probe() connects the PHY before dev->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").
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-10-28 11:17:40.777000
Last modified
2026-10-28 11:17:40.777000
View original CVE JSON
{
"id": "CVE-2026-99197",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"published": "2026-10-28T11:17:40.777",
"lastModified": "2026-10-28T11:17:40.777",
"vulnStatus": "Received",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: mv643xx: move setting of netops to fix crash\n\nmv643xx_eth_probe() connects the PHY before dev->netdev_ops is\nassigned. phy_attach_direct() -> phy_link_topo_add_phy() reads\ndev->netdev_ops through netdev_need_ops_lock() since the commit in\nquestion, so probing crashes with a NULL pointer dereference when\nCONFIG_NET_SHAPER is enabled.\n\nAssign netdev_ops before the PHY attach, as was done for emac in commit\n7c9f391ec89c (\"net: emac: move setting of netops to fix crash\")."
}
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"drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c"
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