{"id":"CVE-2026-99194","revision":"455483a108a246668550bf8f76d9ddc0","records":[{"revision":"455483a108a246668550bf8f76d9ddc0","observedAt":"2026-10-28T11:27:43.363+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-99194","aliases":[],"title":"net: ethernet: aeroflex: move setting of netops to fix crash","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ethernet: aeroflex: move setting of netops to fix crash\n\ngreth_of_probe() calls greth_mdio_init(), which connects the PHY,\nbefore dev->netdev_ops is assigned. phy_attach_direct() ->\nphy_link_topo_add_phy() reads dev->netdev_ops through\nnetdev_need_ops_lock() since the commit in question, so probing crashes\nwith a NULL pointer dereference when CONFIG_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\").","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-28T10:35:50.67+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-28T10:35:50.67+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"drivers/net/ethernet/aeroflex/greth.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"5293e376e9d6cdb945db11f71821bb57d415631d\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"d71483f0716e7ae98578817bfdc8a5b822d250f8\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"drivers/net/ethernet/aeroflex/greth.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.2\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"7.2\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.2.13\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"7.2.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.3\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5293e376e9d6cdb945db11f71821bb57d415631d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d71483f0716e7ae98578817bfdc8a5b822d250f8"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99194","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-99194","identifiers":["CVE-2026-99194"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}