In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: au1000: move setting of netops to fix crash

au1000_probe() calls au1000_mii_probe(), which connects the PHY,
before dev->netdev_ops is assigned. phy_attach_direct() ->
phy_link_topo_add_phy() reads dev->netdev_ops through
netdev_need_ops_lock() since the commit in question, so probing crashes
with a NULL pointer dereference when CONFIG_NET_SHAPER is enabled.

Assign netdev_ops before the PHY attach, as was done for emac in commit
7c9f391ec89c ("net: emac: move setting of netops to fix crash").
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Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux linux
Vendors & Products Linux linux

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: au1000: move setting of netops to fix crash au1000_probe() calls au1000_mii_probe(), which connects the PHY, before dev->netdev_ops is assigned. phy_attach_direct() -> phy_link_topo_add_phy() reads dev->netdev_ops through netdev_need_ops_lock() since the commit in question, so probing crashes with a NULL pointer dereference when CONFIG_NET_SHAPER is enabled. Assign netdev_ops before the PHY attach, as was done for emac in commit 7c9f391ec89c ("net: emac: move setting of netops to fix crash").
Title net: au1000: move setting of netops to fix crash
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T10:35:52.223Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.400Z

Link: CVE-2026-99196

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-28T11:17:40.667

Modified: 2026-10-28T11:17:40.667

Link: CVE-2026-99196

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-28T14:30:21Z

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