GHSA-774f-f6jm-72cvunknown

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: actions: Move...

Published
October 28, 2026
Last Modified
October 28, 2026

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📋 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").

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