Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: netdevsim: don't try to destroy PHC on VFs
PHC gets initialized in nsim_init_netdevsim(), which
is only called if (nsim_dev_port_is_pf()).
Create a counterpart of nsim_init_netdevsim() and
move the mock_phc_destroy() there.
This fixes a crash trying to destroy netdevsim with
VFs instantiated, as caught by running the devlink.sh test:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000b8
RIP: 0010:mock_phc_destroy+0xd/0x30
Call Trace:
<TASK>
nsim_destroy+0x4a/0x70 [netdevsim]
__nsim_dev_port_del+0x47/0x70 [netdevsim]
nsim_dev_reload_destroy+0x105/0x120 [netdevsim]
nsim_drv_remove+0x2f/0xb0 [netdevsim]
device_release_driver_internal+0x1a1/0x210
bus_remove_device+0xd5/0x120
device_del+0x159/0x490
device_unregister+0x12/0x30
del_device_store+0x11a/0x1a0 [netdevsim]
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x130/0x1d0
vfs_write+0x30b/0x4b0
ksys_write+0x69/0xf0
do_syscall_64+0xcc/0x1e0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6f/0x77
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.6 | 6.6.14 |
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 | 6.6.15-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.6.15-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +22 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +13 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2001.1 | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | kernel | 5.15.158.1-1 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | bpftool +13 | 5.15.0-300.163.18.el9uek | ELSA-2024-12682 |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2024-0473 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 16, 2026
- ELSA-2024-12682 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Sep 23, 2024