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CVE-2026-64120— net: ethtool: fix NULL pointer dereference in phy_reply_size

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一款操作系统内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在phy_prepare_data中未检查kstrdup函数分配字符串的返回值，可能导致空指针取消引用和内核崩溃。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Easy EPSS 0.16% · P5

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 9dd2ad5e92b962d1349a7541d167e8e214e49f95< 61f53c1e58d68723bc1db10912a53f1991f08719 affected
9dd2ad5e92b962d1349a7541d167e8e214e49f95< 3dbe20a3809347bacda890822e7ca013bd85a18c affected
9dd2ad5e92b962d1349a7541d167e8e214e49f95< 4908f1395fb1b832ceec11584af649874a2732ea affected
6.16 affected
< 6.16 unaffected
6.18.34≤ 6.18.* unaffected
7.0.11≤ 7.0.* unaffected
7.1≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-64120

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
net: ethtool: fix NULL pointer dereference in phy_reply_size
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethtool: fix NULL pointer dereference in phy_reply_size In phy_prepare_data(), several strings such as 'name', 'drvname', 'upstream_sfp_name', and 'downstream_sfp_name' are allocated using kstrdup(). However, these allocations were not checked for failure. If kstrdup() fails for 'name', it returns NULL while the function continues. This leads to a kernel NULL pointer dereference and panic later in phy_reply_size() when it unconditionally calls strlen() on the NULL pointer. While other strings like 'upstream_sfp_name' might be checked before access in certain code paths, failing to handle these allocations consistently can lead to incomplete data reporting or hidden bugs. Fix this by adding proper NULL checks for all kstrdup() calls in phy_prepare_data() and implement a centralized error handling path using goto labels to ensure all previously allocated resources are freed on failure.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一款操作系统内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在phy_prepare_data中未检查kstrdup函数分配字符串的返回值，可能导致空指针取消引用和内核崩溃。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 9dd2ad5e92b962d1349a7541d167e8e214e49f95 ~ 61f53c1e58d68723bc1db10912a53f1991f08719 -
Linux Linux 6.16 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-64120 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-07-19 · 429 CVEs total

CVE-2026-63795 10.0 CRITICAL 9p: avoid putting oldfid in p9_client_walk() error path
CVE-2026-63887 9.8 CRITICAL scsi: target: iscsi: Bound iscsi_encode_text_output() appends to rsp_buf
CVE-2026-63994 9.8 CRITICAL tunnels: load network headers after skb_cow() in iptunnel_pmtud_build_icmp[v6]()
CVE-2026-64035 9.8 CRITICAL igc: set tx buffer type for SMD frames
CVE-2026-64142 9.8 CRITICAL ksmbd: close durable scavenger races against m_fp_list lookups
CVE-2026-63993 9.8 CRITICAL vxlan: do not reuse cached ip_hdr() value after skb_tunnel_check_pmtu()
CVE-2026-53399 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: release layout stid on setlease failure
CVE-2026-53398 9.8 CRITICAL NFSD: Fix SECINFO_NO_NAME decode error cleanup
CVE-2026-63825 9.8 CRITICAL gcov: use atomic counter updates to fix concurrent access crashes
CVE-2026-64025 9.8 CRITICAL bpf, skmsg: fix verdict sk_data_ready racing with ktls rx
CVE-2026-64033 9.8 CRITICAL RDMA/rtrs: Fix use-after-free in path file creation cleanup
CVE-2026-63886 9.8 CRITICAL scsi: target: iscsi: Validate CHAP_R length before base64 decode
CVE-2026-64125 9.8 CRITICAL net: bcmgenet: keep RBUF EEE/PM disabled
CVE-2026-64091 9.8 CRITICAL batman-adv: tt: fix TOCTOU race for reported vlans
CVE-2026-63808 9.8 CRITICAL exfat: fix potential use-after-free in exfat_find_dir_entry()
CVE-2026-63978 9.8 CRITICAL net/handshake: Drain pending requests at net namespace exit
CVE-2026-63979 9.8 CRITICAL net/handshake: hand off the pinned file reference to accept_doit
CVE-2026-64132 9.8 CRITICAL ipv6: ioam: refresh hdr pointer before ioam6_event()
CVE-2026-64136 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: protect tc_count increment in smb2_find_smb_sess_tcon_unlocked()
CVE-2026-63800 9.8 CRITICAL pNFS: Fix use-after-free in pnfs_update_layout()

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