CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80992

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the ravb driver can dereference an invalid PTP clock because the PTP clock is unavailable before the first open, and registration failures can leave an error pointer in priv->ptp.clock. Querying the clock index can then cause a NULL or error pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

Dereferencing an invalid pointer can lead to a kernel panic and system unavailability. The risk affects platforms using the ravb driver with PTP functionality.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that caches the PHC index separately and reports -1 while no clock is registered, and normalizes registration errors to NULL. This preserves the static timestamping capabilities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ravb: avoid dereferencing an invalid PTP clock The PTP clock is unavailable before the first open, so querying its index can dereference a NULL pointer. Registration failures can also leave an error pointer in priv->ptp.clock. Cache the PHC index separately and report -1 while no clock is registered. Normalize registration errors to NULL and preserve the static timestamping capabilities.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS