{"cve":"CVE-2026-23035","nvd":{"published":"2026-01-31T12:16:06.807","modified":"2026-10-21T13:18:33.420","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5e: Pass netdev to mlx5e_destroy_netdev instead of priv\n\nmlx5e_priv is an unstable structure that can be memset(0) if profile\nattaching fails.\n\nPass netdev to mlx5e_destroy_netdev() to guarantee it will work on a\nvalid netdev.\n\nOn mlx5e_remove: Check validity of priv->profile, before attempting\nto cleanup any resources that might be not there.\n\nThis fixes a kernel oops in mlx5e_remove when switchdev mode fails due\nto change profile failure.\n\n$ devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:00:03.0 mode switchdev\nError: mlx5_core: Failed setting eswitch to offloads.\ndmesg:\nworkqueue: Failed to create a rescuer kthread for wq \"mlx5e\": -EINTR\nmlx5_core 0012:03:00.1: mlx5e_netdev_init_profile:6214:(pid 37199): mlx5e_priv_init failed, err=-12\nmlx5_core 0012:03:00.1 gpu3rdma1: mlx5e_netdev_change_profile: new profile init failed, -12\nworkqueue: Failed to create a rescuer kthread for wq \"mlx5e\": -EINTR\nmlx5_core 0012:03:00.1: mlx5e_netdev_init_profile:6214:(pid 37199): mlx5e_priv_init failed, err=-12\nmlx5_core 0012:03:00.1 gpu3rdma1: mlx5e_netdev_change_profile: failed to rollback to orig profile, -12\n\n$ devlink dev reload pci/0000:00:03.0 ==> oops\n\nBUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000370\nPGD 0 P4D 0\nOops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI\nCPU: 15 UID: 0 PID: 520 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.18.0-rc5+ #115 PREEMPT(voluntary)\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-2.fc40 04/01/2014\nRIP: 0010:mlx5e_dcbnl_dscp_app+0x23/0x100\nRSP: 0018:ffffc9000083f8b8 EFLAGS: 00010286\nRAX: ffff8881126fc380 RBX: ffff8881015ac400 RCX: ffffffff826ffc45\nRDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff8881035109c0\nRBP: ffff8881035109c0 R08: ffff888101e3e838 R09: ffff888100264e10\nR10: ffffc9000083f898 R11: ffffc9000083f8a0 R12: ffff888101b921a0\nR13: ffff888101b921a0 R14: ffff8881015ac9a0 R15: ffff8881015ac400\nFS:  00007f789a3c8740(0000) GS:ffff88856aa59000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\nCS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\nCR2: 0000000000000370 CR3: 000000010b6c0001 CR4: 0000000000370ef0\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n mlx5e_remove+0x57/0x110\n device_release_driver_internal+0x19c/0x200\n bus_remove_device+0xc6/0x130\n device_del+0x160/0x3d0\n ? devl_param_driverinit_value_get+0x2d/0x90\n mlx5_detach_device+0x89/0xe0\n mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked+0x3a/0x70\n mlx5_devlink_reload_down+0xc8/0x220\n devlink_reload+0x7d/0x260\n devlink_nl_reload_doit+0x45b/0x5a0\n genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xe8/0x140","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/444b0e44aa43081d4ddd138575e5a2dcabf439c7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ef8512e1427111f7ba92b4a847d181ff0aeec42","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66a25f6b7c0bfd84e6d27b536f5d24116dbd52da","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7625bacaa8c8c2bfcde6dd6d1397bd63ad82b02"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-23035","score":0.0024,"percentile":0.14896,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}