net: dsa: mv88e6060: prevent crash on an unused port
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: mv88e6060: prevent crash on an unused port If the port isn't a CPU port nor a user port, 'cpu_dp' is a null pointer and a crash happened on dereferencing it in mv88e6060_setup_port(): [ 9.575872] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000014 ... [ 9.942216] mv88e6060_setup from dsa_register_switch+0x814/0xe84 [ 9.948616] dsa_register_switch from mdio_probe+0x2c/0x54 [ 9.954433] mdio_probe from really_probe.part.0+0x98/0x2a0 [ 9.960375] really_probe.part.0 from driver_probe_device+0x30/0x10c [ 9.967029] driver_probe_device from __device_attach_driver+0xb8/0x13c [ 9.973946] __device_attach_driver from bus_for_each_drv+0x90/0xe0 [ 9.980509] bus_for_each_drv from __device_attach+0x110/0x184 [ 9.986632] __device_attach from bus_probe_device+0x8c/0x94 [ 9.992577] bus_probe_device from deferred_probe_work_func+0x78/0xa8 [ 9.999311] deferred_probe_work_func from process_one_work+0x290/0x73c [ 10.006292] process_one_work from worker_thread+0x30/0x4b8 [ 10.012155] worker_thread from kthread+0xd4/0x10c [ 10.017238] kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x3c
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.15 and later | 5.4.211, 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4, 6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.15 and later Fixed in 5.4.211, 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4, 6.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.211, 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4, 6.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50047
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6259-v4q8-ghq3
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb1753bc689c7a7f94da6eee7efc1ae6d8abb36c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92dc64e8f591425ce4dabf7d479ebf6e67fb8853
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd236b62d25e44ecfa26b0910a12f8d8251aff00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3a4b55829617cad2d36fa6524367ef629566ba6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/246bbf2f977ea36aaf41f5d24370fef433250728
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50047 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50047 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6259-v4q8-ghq3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50047 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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