{"cve":"CVE-2026-72411","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:22:14.720","modified":"2026-08-17T06:19:07.950","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: dsa: mxl862xx: fix use-after-free of DSA ports in crc_err_work\n\nUpon an MDIO CRC error mxl862xx_crc_err_work_fn() walks the DSA ports\nand closes the CPU port conduits:\n\n\tdsa_switch_for_each_cpu_port(dp, priv->ds)\n\t\tdev_close(dp->conduit);\n\nmxl862xx_remove() unregisters the switch before cancelling this work:\n\n\tset_bit(MXL862XX_FLAG_WORK_STOPPED, &priv->flags);\n\tcancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->stats_work);\n\tdsa_unregister_switch(ds);\n\tmxl862xx_host_shutdown(priv);\n\ndsa_unregister_switch() frees the dsa_port objects. If a CRC error\nschedules the work during teardown it can run after the ports have been\nfreed and dereference freed memory.\n\nGuard the port walk with MXL862XX_FLAG_WORK_STOPPED, which is already set\nbefore dsa_unregister_switch(). DSA tears the ports down under\nrtnl_lock(), so checking the flag under rtnl_lock() means the work either\nruns before teardown and sees valid ports, or runs afterwards, observes\nthe flag and skips the walk. This mirrors the host_flood_work handler,\nwhich skips torn-down ports under rtnl_lock().","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb3b8314611ed9cb4ff4bff484ef9b154fd1b83","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf52622fbc274eb4ca9a2066b258da2ae3dc7406"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72411","score":0.00165,"percentile":0.05723,"date":"2026-11-01"},"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."]}