CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74706

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the bnge driver has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the auxiliary device release function. If allocation of auxr_dev fails during auxiliary device setup, the error path calls auxiliary_device_uninit(), which eventually invokes bnge_aux_dev_release(). The release callback unconditionally dereferences aux_priv->auxr_dev->pdev, causing a NULL pointer exception.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability may lead to a system crash (panic) due to NULL pointer dereference, potentially enabling a DoS attack.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update that retrieves the parent bnge_dev from the auxiliary device's parent and frees auxr_dev only when successfully allocated.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnge: Fix NULL pointer dereference in aux device release If allocation of auxr_dev fails during auxiliary device setup, the error path calls auxiliary_device_uninit(), which eventually invokes bnge_aux_dev_release(). The release callback unconditionally dereferences aux_priv->auxr_dev->pdev to retrieve the parent bnge_dev. Since auxr_dev has not yet been allocated on this failure path, the dereference results in a NULL pointer exception Retrieve the parent bnge_dev from the auxiliary device's parent instead of auxr_dev, and free auxr_dev only when it was successfully allocated. This allows the release callback to correctly clean up partially initialized auxiliary devices.

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