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TI-2026-75693 Aliases CVE-2026-98565GHSA-4r34-63x3-rq2x

NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel mt7530 DSA driver on unbind

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

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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
Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Linux kernel from 5.1 is affected in the mt7530 DSA driver. The core and io regulator pointers are only set up for the MT7530 variant, but removal disables them unconditionally, so on MT7531 and MT7621 the kernel calls regulator_disable() on a NULL pointer. Unbinding the driver through module removal or a sysfs unbind triggers the NULL dereference.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: mt7530: fix NULL dereference on unbind of MT7531 and MT7621 The core and io supplies are only requested for ID_MT7530: both the devm_regulator_get() in probe and the regulator_enable() in mt7530_setup() are guarded by the switch id, but mt7530_remove() disables them unconditionally. On an MT7621 or an MT7531 both pointers are still NULL from devm_kzalloc(), so rmmod or a sysfs unbind calls regulator_disable() on NULL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.002 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55 +2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.1 and later6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.1 and later Fixed in 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

Upgrade the Linux kernel to 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9 or 7.3, which contain the fix.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9, 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 7 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
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98565
  2. 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-4r34-63x3-rq2x
  3. 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  4. 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  6. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

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