CVE-2026-23206

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dpaa2-switch: prevent ZERO_SIZE_PTR dereference when num_ifs is zero The driver allocates arrays for ports, FDBs, and filter blocks using kcalloc() with ethsw->sw_attr.num_ifs as the element count. When the device reports zero interfaces (either due to hardware configuration or firmware issues), kcalloc(0, ...) returns ZERO_SIZE_PTR (0x10) instead of NULL. Later in dpaa2_switch_probe(), the NAPI initialization unconditionally accesses ethsw->ports[0]->netdev, which attempts to dereference ZERO_SIZE_PTR (address 0x10), resulting in a kernel panic. Add a check to ensure num_ifs is greater than zero after retrieving device attributes. This prevents the zero-sized allocations and subsequent invalid pointer dereference.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 7.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (21)
linux/Kernel 5.13.0 - 5.15.200linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.163linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.10linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.124linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.70linux
Linux/Linux < 5.13
Linux/Linux 0b1b71370458860579831e77485883fcf2e8fbbe - 155eb99aff2920153bf21217ae29565fff81e6af
Linux/Linux 0b1b71370458860579831e77485883fcf2e8fbbe - 2fcccca88456b592bd668db13aa1d29ed257ca2b
Linux/Linux 0b1b71370458860579831e77485883fcf2e8fbbe - 4acc40db06ffd0fd92683505342b00c8a7394c60
Linux/Linux 0b1b71370458860579831e77485883fcf2e8fbbe - 80165ff16051448d6f840585ebe13f2400415df3
... and 11 more
Published Feb 14, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026