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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23206

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23206 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dpaa2-switch: prevent ZERO_SIZE_PTR dereference when num_ifs is zero The driver allocates arrays for ports, FDBs, and filter blocks using kcalloc() with ethsw->sw_attr.num_ifs as the element count. When the device reports zero interfaces (either due to hardware configuration or firmware issues), kcalloc(0, ...) returns ZERO_SIZE_PTR (0x10) instead of NULL. Later in dpaa2_switch_probe(), the NAPI initialization unconditionally accesses ethsw->ports[0]->netdev, which attempts to dereference ZERO_SIZE_PTR (address 0x10), resulting in a kernel panic. Add a check to ensure num_ifs is greater than zero after retrieving device attributes. This prevents the zero-sized allocations and subsequent invalid pointer dereference.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux6.1.106-1, 6.1.106-2, 6.1.106-3
Debian:14linux6.13.6-1, 6.13.7-1, 6.13.8-1
Debian:11linux-6.1*, 6.1.128-1~deb11u1, 6.1.129-1~deb11u1
Debian:13linux6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1, 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1

Timeline

  • Feb 14, 2026 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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