net: thunderx: fix PTP device ref leak in nicvf_probe()

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-98913
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-23 12:18:25 UTC
Updated2026-10-23 12:18:25 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: thunderx: fix PTP device ref leak in nicvf_probe() cavium_ptp_get() acquires a reference to the PTP PCI device through pci_get_device(). If any initialization step fails after cavium_ptp_get(), the PTP PCI device reference is leaked. Add a common error path to release the PTP reference before returning from probe failures.

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 3a2eedb172e777f2c8608395eec42250fb355dae git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 c8bc44a1d86d5b432ec7f5a6f30b4e719a047374 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 df3d586ecc580623edadec71a6ffdf4c79e2a8e8 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 916d74343cd60ef7c3d433bd417d26ba31642c09 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 2bcf59eefb9f00a2b1d426b639ee49c305a80695 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.1.189 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.6.158 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.12.111 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.18.53 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.189 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.158 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.111 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.53 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/df3d586ecc580623edadec71a6ffdf4c79e2a8e8 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a2eedb172e777f2c8608395eec42250fb355dae 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bcf59eefb9f00a2b1d426b639ee49c305a80695 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8bc44a1d86d5b432ec7f5a6f30b4e719a047374 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/916d74343cd60ef7c3d433bd417d26ba31642c09 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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