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  "cveId": "CVE-2026-64120",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-64120",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-64120 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1881, released June 22, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  net: ethtool: fix NULL pointer dereference in ph...",
  "description": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  net: ethtool: fix NULL pointer dereference in phy_reply_size  In phy_prepare_data(), several strings such as \u0027name\u0027, \u0027drvname\u0027, \u0027upstream_sfp_name\u0027, and \u0027downstream_sfp_name\u0027 are allocated using kstrdup(). However, these allocations were not checked  for failure.  If kstrdup() fails for \u0027name\u0027, it returns NULL while the function continues. This leads to a kernel NULL pointer dereference and panic later in phy_reply_size() when it unconditionally calls strlen() on the NULL pointer.  While other strings like \u0027upstream_sfp_name\u0027 might be checked before access in certain code paths, failing to handle these allocations consistently can lead to incomplete data reporting or hidden bugs.  Fix this by adding proper NULL checks for all kstrdup() calls in phy_prepare_data() and implement a centralized error handling path using goto labels to ensure all previously allocated resources are freed on failure.",
  "published": "2026-06-22T09:00:00Z",
  "severity": "medium",
  "cvss": 5.5,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss": 0.0016,
  "epssPercentile": 0.05209,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
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