{"cve":"CVE-2026-97973","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-25T11:17:25.203","modified":"2026-10-19T10:17:48.670","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: macb: destroy the phylink instance on the probe error path\n\nmacb_mii_init() creates a phylink instance on both of its success paths,\nbut the probe unwind frees the netdev without destroying it, so a failing\nmacb_alloc_tieoff() or register_netdev() leaks the instance.\n\nDestroy it at err_out_unregister_mdio, which is only reachable once\nmacb_mii_init() has succeeded, so bp->phylink is valid there.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0112aa02c7847314be599d68783d50c7e228a694","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23b6a44ffea1c54a4232aa86ee470b21422a8cc5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d059f390750152b9bd69df934198651b94fc26d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8558e3195664113c14a4d8fcf221b3caff41fed1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1de1e7b51ab2531f564b39b51998c3d71caccd7"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:56:02.509636177+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-97973","score":0.00173,"percentile":0.06608,"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."]}