CVE-2026-97973
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97973
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-97973.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-97973
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-09-25T10:23:12Z
- Modified
- 2026-09-26T03:48:31Z
- Summary
- net: macb: destroy the phylink instance on the probe error path
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: macb: destroy the phylink instance on the probe error path
macb_mii_init() creates a phylink instance on both of its success paths, but the probe unwind frees the netdev without destroying it, so a failing macb_alloc_tieoff() or register_netdev() leaks the instance.
Destroy it at err_out_unregister_mdio, which is only reachable once macb_mii_init() has succeeded, so bp->phylink is valid there.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/97xxx/CVE-2026-97973.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23b6a44ffea1c54a4232aa86ee470b21422a8cc5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d059f390750152b9bd69df934198651b94fc26d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8558e3195664113c14a4d8fcf221b3caff41fed1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e92a45b872b035c79acde8dd0da096a72b61ff2f
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/97xxx/CVE-2026-97973.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97973
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced7897b071ac3b45a5788d084fc7f8a8ee9e5f07f0Fixed23b6a44ffea1c54a4232aa86ee470b21422a8cc5Fixede92a45b872b035c79acde8dd0da096a72b61ff2fFixed8558e3195664113c14a4d8fcf221b3caff41fed1Fixed7d059f390750152b9bd69df934198651b94fc26d