net: ethernet: xscale: Check for PTP support properly
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-43173 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-06 12:16:35 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 13:07:51 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ethernet: xscale: Check for PTP support properly
In ixp4xx_get_ts_info() ixp46x_ptp_find() is called
unconditionally despite this feature only existing on
ixp46x, leading to the following splat from tcpdump:
root@OpenWrt:~# tcpdump -vv -X -i eth0
(...)
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address
00000238 when read
(...)
Call trace:
ptp_clock_index from ixp46x_ptp_find+0x1c/0x38
ixp46x_ptp_find from ixp4xx_get_ts_info+0x4c/0x64
ixp4xx_get_ts_info from __ethtool_get_ts_info+0x90/0x108
__ethtool_get_ts_info from __dev_ethtool+0xa00/0x2648
__dev_ethtool from dev_ethtool+0x160/0x234
dev_ethtool from dev_ioctl+0x2cc/0x460
dev_ioctl from sock_ioctl+0x1ec/0x524
sock_ioctl from sys_ioctl+0x51c/0xa94
sys_ioctl from ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x44
(...)
Segmentation fault
Check for ixp46x in ixp46x_ptp_find() before trying to set up
PTP to avoid this.
To avoid altering the returned error code from ixp4xx_hwtstamp_set()
which before this patch was -EOPNOTSUPP, we return -EOPNOTSUPP
from ixp4xx_hwtstamp_set() if ixp46x_ptp_find() fails no matter
the error code. The helper function ixp46x_ptp_find() helper
returns -ENODEV. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 9055a2f591629b952910503e72ddae1371c44bf1 144dde3146985b25fa84d4e4b7c3d11e0f5fc5a4 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 9055a2f591629b952910503e72ddae1371c44bf1 5195b10c34b8993194ad12ad7d8f54d861be084b git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 9055a2f591629b952910503e72ddae1371c44bf1 322437972f0a712767f6920ad34aba25f2e9b942 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 9055a2f591629b952910503e72ddae1371c44bf1 21d1e80d0d6e7d0c3cd8b1e001ed1fa92fb9f3f5 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 9055a2f591629b952910503e72ddae1371c44bf1 2d74412dfd3621552a394d55cc3dd26a7cbf608e git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 9055a2f591629b952910503e72ddae1371c44bf1 cbecebd35909f6cd0f6fb773f0fb73da99e02f8c git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 9055a2f591629b952910503e72ddae1371c44bf1 594163ea88a03bdb412063af50fc7177ef3cbeae git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 5.15 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 5.15 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 5.15.202 5.15.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.1.165 6.1.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.6.128 6.6.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.12.75 6.12.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.18.16 6.18.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 6.19.6 6.19.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d74412dfd3621552a394d55cc3dd26a7cbf608e |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/5195b10c34b8993194ad12ad7d8f54d861be084b |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbecebd35909f6cd0f6fb773f0fb73da99e02f8c |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/322437972f0a712767f6920ad34aba25f2e9b942 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/594163ea88a03bdb412063af50fc7177ef3cbeae |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/21d1e80d0d6e7d0c3cd8b1e001ed1fa92fb9f3f5 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/144dde3146985b25fa84d4e4b7c3d11e0f5fc5a4 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.