In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ethernet: mtk_ppe: avoid NULL deref when gmac0 is disabled
If the gmac0 is disabled, the precheck for a valid ingress device will
cause a NULL pointer deref and crash the system. This happens because
eth->netdev[0] will be NULL but the code will directly try to access
netdev_ops.
Instead of just checking for the first net_device, it must be checked if
any of the mtk_eth net_devices is matching the netdev_ops of the ingress
device.
net: ethernet: mtk_ppe: avoid NULL deref when gmac0 is disabled
If the gmac0 is disabled, the precheck for a valid ingress device will
cause a NULL pointer deref and crash the system. This happens because
eth->netdev[0] will be NULL but the code will directly try to access
netdev_ops.
Instead of just checking for the first net_device, it must be checked if
any of the mtk_eth net_devices is matching the netdev_ops of the ingress
device.
Advisories
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Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
Fri, 01 May 2026 14:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_ppe: avoid NULL deref when gmac0 is disabled If the gmac0 is disabled, the precheck for a valid ingress device will cause a NULL pointer deref and crash the system. This happens because eth->netdev[0] will be NULL but the code will directly try to access netdev_ops. Instead of just checking for the first net_device, it must be checked if any of the mtk_eth net_devices is matching the netdev_ops of the ingress device. | |
| Title | net: ethernet: mtk_ppe: avoid NULL deref when gmac0 is disabled | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-01T14:14:33.583Z
Reserved: 2026-03-09T15:48:24.137Z
Link: CVE-2026-31736
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-01T15:16:36.240
Modified: 2026-05-01T15:24:14.893
Link: CVE-2026-31736
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-01T15:45:15Z
Weaknesses
No weakness.