{"id":"CVE-2026-99197","title":"net: mv643xx: move setting of netops to fix crash","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: mv643xx: move setting of netops to fix crash\n\nmv643xx_eth_probe() connects the PHY before dev->netdev_ops is\nassigned. phy_attach_direct() -> phy_link_topo_add_phy…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca < bfb1ca89e9f6efa26c8a4a5b9de46541a222abc9","Linux >= ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca < a3eef3d2cca032d8768b5eb07aab0f46b79bfd8a","Linux 7.2"],"published":"2026-10-28","updated":"2026-10-28","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-28T10:35:52.987Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99197","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfb1ca89e9f6efa26c8a4a5b9de46541a222abc9"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3eef3d2cca032d8768b5eb07aab0f46b79bfd8a"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-28T11:09:40.366Z","slug":"CVE-2026-99197","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: mv643xx: move setting of netops to fix crash\n\nmv643xx_eth_probe() connects the PHY before dev->netdev_ops is\nassigned. phy_attach_direct() -> phy_link_topo_add_phy() reads\ndev->netdev_ops through netdev_need_ops_lock() since the commit in\nquestion, so probing crashes with a NULL pointer dereference when\nCONFIG_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 < bfb1ca89e9f6efa26c8a4a5b9de46541a222abc9`\n- `Linux >= ded86da4bbb78cad74cecc368fee3ae3a296e2ca < a3eef3d2cca032d8768b5eb07aab0f46b79bfd8a`\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":[]}