In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dpaa2-switch: prevent ZERO_SIZE_PTR dereference when num_ifs is zero
The driver allocates arrays for ports, FDBs, and filter blocks using kcalloc() with ethsw->sw_attr.num_ifs as the element count. When the device reports zero interfaces (either due to hardware configuration or firmware issues), kcalloc(0, ...) returns ZERO_SIZE_PTR (0x10) instead of NULL.
Later in dpaa2_switch_probe(), the NAPI initialization unconditionally accesses ethsw->ports[0]->netdev, which attempts to dereference ZERO_SIZE_PTR (address 0x10), resulting in a kernel panic.
Add a check to ensure num_ifs is greater than zero after retrieving device attributes. This prevents the zero-sized allocations and subsequent invalid pointer dereference.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Mar 25, 2026 | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-ibmUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1116-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1063-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1056-raspiUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1110-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1116-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-185-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1063-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1052-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-185-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2045-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-117-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1052-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-117-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1041-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-183-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1105-ibmUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1055-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-117-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1051-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-116-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1116-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-185-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1094-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1105-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1103-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-117-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1103-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1056-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-185-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-183-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fips | May 25, 2026 | May 19, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Feb 14, 2026 |
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