Bug 2492782 (CVE-2026-53232)

Summary: CVE-2026-53232 kernel: net: phy: clean the sfp upstream if phy probing fails
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's network PHY (Physical Layer) driver. When a PHY probing operation fails, the system does not properly clean up the SFP (Small Form-Factor Pluggable) upstream connection. This oversight leaves a dangling reference in the SFP bus, which could be accessed later during SFP events. This improper resource management may lead to system instability or unexpected behavior.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-25 10:05:26 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: phy: clean the sfp upstream if phy probing fails

Sashiko reported that we don't call sfp_bus_del_upstream() in the probe
failure path, so let's add it, otherwise the sfp-bus is left with a
dangling 'upstream' field, that may be used later on during SFP events.

This issue existed before the generic phylib sfp support, back when
drivers were calling phy_sfp_probe themselves.
Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2026-06-26 08:21:57 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062508-CVE-2026-53232-1b49@gregkh/T