net: macb: destroy the phylink instance on the probe error path
CVE-2026-97973 is fixed in 37 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97973, released September 29, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: macb: destroy the phylink instance on the probe error path macb_mii_init() creates a phylink instance on both of its success paths, but the probe unwind frees the netdev without destroying it, so a failing macb_alloc_tieoff() or register_netdev() leaks the instance. Destroy it at err_out_unregister_mdio, which is only reachable once macb_mii_init() has succeeded, so bp->phylink is valid there.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| kernel-uek · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500374 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.190-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97973 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.111-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97973 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.2.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97973 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97973 | Sep 29, 2026 |
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