net: sungem: fix probe error cleanup
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sungem: fix probe error cleanup gem_init_one() calls gem_remove_one() when register_netdev() fails. gem_remove_one() unregisters and frees resources owned by the net_device, including the DMA block, MMIO mapping, PCI regions, and the net_device itself. gem_init_one() then falls through to its own cleanup labels and frees the same resources again. Keep the register_netdev() error path in gem_init_one(): clear drvdata so PM/remove paths do not see a half-registered device, remove the NAPI instance added during probe, and let the existing cleanup labels release the resources once. The issue was found by a local static-analysis checker for probe error paths. The reported path was manually inspected before sending this fix. Compile-tested with CONFIG_SUNGEM=y. Runtime testing was not performed because no sungem hardware is available.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.12 and later | 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.12 and later Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
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-2026-72406
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hmg3-fx9r-3v68
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3bd60b26814b7c3c57c629abb0857dfc76d214a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1d04fefb0c2a2de32d9cee22cdc2088be3758d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/331c99029a1cee1111f82f63d15b3cdebefbd341
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a63eaf7605d1579cf3f551792e478cfaf5ac37d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb73cdc50b6755e5c3a80a195b2708a39ada0230
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b15a3cc68e2450aa0edd94a74a7bdd45fcc17dd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc49e8746584564dba47d963d1916cc876fc6f6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36dea2f639249460d13f6ca66b2a9064187cd34d
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72406 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72406 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hmg3-fx9r-3v68 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72406 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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