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CVE-2026-68331

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the dpaa2-eth driver has a reference leak for the MAC endpoint device during disconnect. fsl_mc_get_endpoint() returns a device with a reference that is not dropped in the disconnect path, causing a memory leak on every successful connection.

Risk Assessment

Repeated connect/disconnect cycles may exhaust kernel resources, potentially leading to system instability or denial of service.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that drops the endpoint device reference after closing the MAC and before freeing the dpaa2_mac object.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dpaa2-eth: put MAC endpoint device on disconnect fsl_mc_get_endpoint() returns the MAC endpoint device with a reference taken through device_find_child(). The Ethernet connect path stores that device in mac->mc_dev and keeps it for the lifetime of the connected MAC object. However, the disconnect path only disconnects and closes the MAC before freeing the dpaa2_mac object. It does not drop the endpoint device reference stored in mac->mc_dev, so every successful connect leaks that device reference when the MAC is later disconnected. Drop the endpoint device reference after closing the MAC and before freeing the dpaa2_mac object.

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