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CVE-2026-23000
published 2026-01-25

CVE-2026-23000: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix crash on profile change rollback failure mlx5e_netdev_change_profile can…

PriorityP423medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.15%
4.7th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix crash on profile change rollback failure mlx5e_netdev_change_profile can fail to attach a new profile and can fail to rollback to old profile, in such case, we could end up with a dangling netdev with a fully reset netdev_priv. A retry to change profile, e.g. another attempt to call mlx5e_netdev_change_profile via switchdev mode change, will crash trying to access the now NULL priv->mdev. This fix allows mlx5e_netdev_change_profile() to handle previous failures and an empty priv, by not assuming priv is valid. Pass netdev and mdev to all flows requiring mlx5e_netdev_change_profile() and avoid passing priv. In mlx5e_netdev_change_profile() check if current priv is valid, and if not, just attach the new profile without trying to access the old one. This fixes the following oops, when enabling switchdev mode for the 2nd time after first time failure: ## Enabling switchdev mode first time: mlx5_core 0012:03:00.1: E-Switch: Supported tc chains and prios offload workqueue: Failed to create a rescuer kthread for wq "mlx5e": -EINTR mlx5_core 0012:03:00.1: mlx5e_netdev_init_profile:6214:(pid 37199): mlx5e_priv_init failed, err=-12 mlx5_core 0012:03:00.1 gpu3rdma1: mlx5e_netdev_change_profile: new profile init failed, -12 workqueue: Failed to create a rescuer kthread for wq "mlx5e": -EINTR mlx5_core 0012:03:00.1: mlx5e_netdev_init_profile:6214:(pid 37199): mlx5e_priv_init failed, err=-12 mlx5_core 0012:03:00.1 gpu3rdma1: mlx5e_netdev_change_profile: failed to rollback to orig profile, -12 ^^^^^^^^ mlx5_core 0000:00:03.0: E-Switch: Disable: mode(LEGACY), nvfs(0), necvfs(0), active vports(0) ## retry: Enabling switchdev mode 2nd time: mlx5_core 0000:00:03.0: E-Switch: Supported tc chains and prios offload BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000038 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] S

Affected

40 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.18.8-1 (forky)linux 6.18.8-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= c4d7eb57687f358cd498ea3624519236af8db97e < dad52950b409d6923880d65a4cddb383286e17d2dad52950b409d6923880d65a4cddb383286e17d2
linuxlinux>= c4d7eb57687f358cd498ea3624519236af8db97e < e05b8084a20f6bd5827d338c928e5e0fcbafa496e05b8084a20f6bd5827d338c928e5e0fcbafa496
linuxlinux>= c4d7eb57687f358cd498ea3624519236af8db97e < 4dadc4077e3f77d6d31e199a925fc7a705e7adeb4dadc4077e3f77d6d31e199a925fc7a705e7adeb
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.69-16.12.69-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.18.8-16.18.8-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.12 < 6.12.676.12.67
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.76.18.7
ubuntulinux
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-aws-fips
ubuntulinux-azure
ubuntulinux-azure-6.17
ubuntulinux-azure-6.8
ubuntulinux-azure-fde-6.17
ubuntulinux-azure-fips
ubuntulinux-fips
ubuntulinux-gcp
ubuntulinux-gcp-6.17
ubuntulinux-gcp-fips
ubuntulinux-gke
ubuntulinux-gkeop
ubuntulinux-ibm

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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