Bug 2513195 (CVE-2026-68333)

Summary:	CVE-2026-68333 kernel: dpaa2-switch: put MAC endpoint device on disconnect
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the `dpaa2-switch` component of the Linux kernel. When a MAC (Media Access Control) object is disconnected, the system fails to release a reference to the associated MAC endpoint device. This oversight causes a device reference to leak with every successful connection and subsequent disconnection, potentially leading to resource exhaustion over time.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:24:18 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dpaa2-switch: put MAC endpoint device on disconnect

fsl_mc_get_endpoint() returns the MAC endpoint device with a reference
taken through device_find_child(). The switch port connect path stores
that device in mac->mc_dev and keeps it for the lifetime of the connected
MAC object.

However, the disconnect path only closes the MAC and frees the dpaa2_mac
object. It does not drop the endpoint device reference stored in
mac->mc_dev, so every successful connect leaks that device reference when
the MAC is later disconnected.

Drop the endpoint device reference before freeing the dpaa2_mac object.