Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
octeontx2-pf: mcs: Fix NULL pointer dereferences
When system is rebooted after creating macsec interface
below NULL pointer dereference crashes occurred. This
patch fixes those crashes by using correct order of teardown
[ 3324.406942] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
[ 3324.415726] Mem abort info:
[ 3324.418510] ESR = 0x96000006
[ 3324.421557] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 3324.426865] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 3324.429913] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 3324.433047] Data abort info:
[ 3324.435921] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006
[ 3324.439748] CM = 0, WnR = 0
....
[ 3324.575915] Call trace:
[ 3324.578353] cn10k_mdo_del_secy+0x24/0x180
[ 3324.582440] macsec_common_dellink+0xec/0x120
[ 3324.586788] macsec_notify+0x17c/0x1c0
[ 3324.590529] raw_notifier_call_chain+0x50/0x70
[ 3324.594965] call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x34/0x7c
[ 3324.599921] rollback_registered_many+0x354/0x5bc
[ 3324.604616] unregister_netdevice_queue+0x88/0x10c
[ 3324.609399] unregister_netdev+0x20/0x30
[ 3324.613313] otx2_remove+0x8c/0x310
[ 3324.616794] pci_device_shutdown+0x30/0x70
[ 3324.620882] device_shutdown+0x11c/0x204
[ 966.664930] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
[ 966.673712] Mem abort info:
[ 966.676497] ESR = 0x96000006
[ 966.679543] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 966.684848] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 966.687895] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 966.691028] Data abort info:
[ 966.693900] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006
[ 966.697729] CM = 0, WnR = 0
[ 966.833467] Call trace:
[ 966.835904] cn10k_mdo_stop+0x20/0xa0
[ 966.839557] macsec_dev_stop+0xe8/0x11c
[ 966.843384] __dev_close_many+0xbc/0x140
[ 966.847298] dev_close_many+0x84/0x120
[ 966.851039] rollback_registered_many+0x114/0x5bc
[ 966.855735] unregister_netdevice_many.part.0+0x14/0xa0
[ 966.860952] unregister_netdevice_many+0x18/0x24
[ 966.865560] macsec_notify+0x1ac/0x1c0
[ 966.869303] raw_notifier_call_chain+0x50/0x70
[ 966.873738] call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x34/0x7c
[ 966.878694] rollback_registered_many+0x354/0x5bc
[ 966.883390] unregister_netdevice_queue+0x88/0x10c
[ 966.888173] unregister_netdev+0x20/0x30
[ 966.892090] otx2_remove+0x8c/0x310
[ 966.895571] pci_device_shutdown+0x30/0x70
[ 966.899660] device_shutdown+0x11c/0x204
[ 966.903574] __do_sys_reboot+0x208/0x290
[ 966.907487] __arm64_sys_reboot+0x20/0x30
[ 966.911489] el0_svc_handler+0x80/0x1c0
[ 966.915316] el0_svc+0x8/0x180
[ 966.918362] Code: f9400000 f9400a64 91220014 f94b3403 (f9400060)
[ 966.924448] ---[ end trace 341778e799c3d8d7 ]---
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.1 | 6.1.29 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.3.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.3.7-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.37-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-intel +9 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | rv +77 | 5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6966 |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2025-2194 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- RHSA-2025:6966 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026