{"id":"CVE-2026-99194","title":"net: ethernet: aeroflex: move setting of netops to fix crash","summary":"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_…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca < 5293e376e9d6cdb945db11f71821bb57d415631d","Linux >= ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca < d71483f0716e7ae98578817bfdc8a5b822d250f8","Linux 7.2"],"published":"2026-10-28","updated":"2026-10-28","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-28T10:35:50.670Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99194","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5293e376e9d6cdb945db11f71821bb57d415631d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d71483f0716e7ae98578817bfdc8a5b822d250f8"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-28T11:09:40.372Z","slug":"CVE-2026-99194","body":"## Overview\n\nIn 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\").\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca < 5293e376e9d6cdb945db11f71821bb57d415631d`\n- `Linux >= ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca < d71483f0716e7ae98578817bfdc8a5b822d250f8`\n- `Linux 7.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}