dpaa2-eth: put MAC endpoint device on disconnect
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dpaa2-eth: put MAC endpoint device on disconnect fsl_mc_get_endpoint() returns the MAC endpoint device with a reference taken through device_find_child(). The Ethernet connect path stores that device in mac->mc_dev and keeps it for the lifetime of the connected MAC object. However, the disconnect path only disconnects and closes the MAC before freeing the dpaa2_mac object. It does not drop the endpoint device reference stored in mac->mc_dev, so every successful connect leaks that device reference when the MAC is later disconnected. Drop the endpoint device reference after closing the MAC and before freeing the dpaa2_mac object.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68331
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5f2v-j4r4-vc2g
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b6ffdb9ca4547a3c4c274aa3e25b6c68dbc62e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1974127776da46a000c61f36d4946799ea6d4f51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915012e923316b8b5d5bf8fc771617b47bd7572d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e23e4a3b9dfd893469c731318d409cdf04fb1ddf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f112df0744e2d77baa68eeebb860021bbaaa022a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3cecf169cc652b558d08661bb6ce55e4c933ec0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4b201cc93ff70150853aba03e14d314d1980ca0
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68331 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68331 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5f2v-j4r4-vc2g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68331 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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