{"id":"CVE-2026-99195","title":"net: ethoc: move setting of netops to fix crash","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ethoc: move setting of netops to fix crash\n\nethoc_probe() calls ethoc_mdio_probe(), which connects the PHY,\nbefore netdev->netdev_ops is assigned. phy_attach_direc…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca < c51b13299b4d45226efb09e532fb33e7109f78d7","Linux >= ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca < c9f8ce62a5faa73515ff5457716bd7306d20fd93","Linux 7.2"],"published":"2026-10-28","updated":"2026-10-28","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-28T10:35:51.485Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99195","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c51b13299b4d45226efb09e532fb33e7109f78d7"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9f8ce62a5faa73515ff5457716bd7306d20fd93"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-28T11:09:40.371Z","slug":"CVE-2026-99195","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ethoc: move setting of netops to fix crash\n\nethoc_probe() calls ethoc_mdio_probe(), which connects the PHY,\nbefore netdev->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 < c51b13299b4d45226efb09e532fb33e7109f78d7`\n- `Linux >= ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca < c9f8ce62a5faa73515ff5457716bd7306d20fd93`\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":[]}