Medium 5.5Published Apr 3, 2026

CVE-2026-23438net: mvpp2: guard flow control update with global_tx_fc in buffer switching

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 10:00 AM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mvpp2: guard flow control update with global_tx_fc in buffer switching mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers() unconditionally calls mvpp2_bm_pool_update_priv_fc() when switching between per-cpu and shared buffer pool modes. This function programs CM3 flow control registers via mvpp2_cm3_read()/mvpp2_cm3_write(), which dereference priv->cm3_base without any NULL check. When the CM3 SRAM resource is not present in the device tree (the third reg entry added by commit 60523583b07c ("dts: marvell: add CM3 SRAM memory to cp11x ethernet device tree")), priv->cm3_base remains NULL and priv->global_tx_fc is false. Any operation that triggers mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(), for example an MTU change that crosses the jumbo frame threshold, will crash: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000006 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits pc : readl+0x0/0x18 lr : mvpp2_cm3_read.isra.0+0x14/0x20 Call trace: readl+0x0/0x18 mvpp2_bm_pool_update_fc+0x40/0x12c mvpp2_bm_pool_update_priv_fc+0x94/0xd8 mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers.isra.0+0x80/0x1c0 mvpp2_change_mtu+0x140/0x380 __dev_set_mtu+0x1c/0x38 dev_set_mtu_ext+0x78/0x118 dev_set_mtu+0x48/0xa8 dev_ifsioc+0x21c/0x43c dev_ioctl+0x2d8/0x42c sock_ioctl+0x314/0x378 Every other flow control call site in the driver already guards hardware access with either priv->global_tx_fc or port->tx_fc. mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers() is the only place that omits this check. Add the missing priv->global_tx_fc guard to both the disable and re-enable calls in mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(), consistent with the rest of the driver.

CVSS: 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a builds before 0cfcd31f98fc608dc9406bff3fee3a9dd364d014; from 3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a before da089f74a993f846685067b14158cb41b879ff29; from 3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a before ff0c54f088f7ab91dbbf47cf8244460f99122750; from 3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a before 7bd20f4b3ef3044dc55acd5b8ef748a70d29d03f; from 3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a before 7df2b50cae1a76cbb90b294f3edb61e3e10bf2e9; from 3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a before 8baced53a35fc9710f80d6ca016a2c418dc3231f; from 3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a before 8a63baadf08453f66eb582fdb6dd234f72024723	CNA record
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.6	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.6	CISA ADP
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.6	CISA ADP
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 5.12.1 before 5.15.203; from 5.16 before 6.1.167; from 6.2 before 6.6.130; from 6.7 before 6.12.78; from 6.13 before 6.18.20; from 6.19 before 6.19.10; 5.12; 7.0; and 6 more ranges	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cfcd31f98fc608dc9406bff3fee3a9dd364d014	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da089f74a993f846685067b14158cb41b879ff29	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0c54f088f7ab91dbbf47cf8244460f99122750	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd20f4b3ef3044dc55acd5b8ef748a70d29d03f	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7df2b50cae1a76cbb90b294f3edb61e3e10bf2e9	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8baced53a35fc9710f80d6ca016a2c418dc3231f	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a63baadf08453f66eb582fdb6dd234f72024723	patch
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html

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