CVE-2026-43219

net: cpsw_new: Fix potential unregister of netdev that has not been registered yet

CVE-2026-43219 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43219, released May 15, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.1
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0013
2nd percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: cpsw_new: Fix potential unregister of netdev that has not been registered yet If an error occurs during register_netdev() for the first MAC in cpsw_register_ports(), even though cpsw->slaves[0].ndev is set to NULL, cpsw->slaves[1].ndev would remain unchanged. This could later cause cpsw_unregister_ports() to attempt unregistering the second MAC. To address this, add a check for ndev->reg_state before calling unregister_netdev(). With this change, setting cpsw->slaves[i].ndev to NULL becomes unnecessary and can be removed accordingly.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.176-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43219 May 15, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.94-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43219 May 15, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.19.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43219 May 15, 2026

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