Bug 2435672 (CVE-2026-23020)

Summary: CVE-2026-23020 kernel: net: 3com: 3c59x: fix possible null dereference in vortex_probe1()
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-01-31 12:02:49 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: 3com: 3c59x: fix possible null dereference in vortex_probe1()

pdev can be null and free_ring: can be called in 1297 with a null
pdev.
Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2026-02-02 07:57:42 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026013136-CVE-2026-23020-07c3@gregkh/T