CVE-2026-31646: net: lan966x: fix page_pool error handling in lan966x_fdma_rx_alloc_page_pool()

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lan966x: fix page_pool error handling in lan966x_fdma_rx_alloc_page_pool() page_pool_create() can return an ERR_PTR on failure. The return value is used unconditionally in the loop that follows, passing the error pointer through xdp_rxq_info_reg_mem_model() into page_pool_use_xdp_mem(), which dereferences it, causing a kernel oops. Add an IS_ERR check after page_pool_create() to return early on failure.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.2.1 before 6.6.135; from 6.7 before 6.12.82; from 6.13 before 6.18.23; from 6.19 before 6.19.13; 6.2, 7.0-rc1, 7.0-rc2, 7.0-rc3, 7.0-rc4, 7.0-rc5 (+2) — fixed in 6.12.82, 6.18.23, 6.19.13, 6.6.135

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.82, 6.18.23, 6.19.13, 6.6.135. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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