Bug 2524488 (CVE-2026-80564)

Summary:	CVE-2026-80564 kernel: gve: fix NULL dereference due to missing ptp adjfine
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's gve component. A local user can trigger a NULL pointer dereference by attempting to use the `ptp adjfine` function, which has a missing implementation. This vulnerability can lead to a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-26 15:00:05 UTC

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

gve: fix NULL dereference due to missing ptp adjfine

Fix NULL dereference due to missing implementation of adjfine, which can
be triggered from usermode as follows:

sudo ./testptp -d /dev/ptp0 -f 0
[  551.943697] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[...]
[  552.061946] Call Trace:
[  552.064487]  <TASK>
[  552.066681]  ptp_clock_adjtime+0x1c0/0x2c0
[  552.070874]  ? get_clock_desc+0x6b/0xb0
[  552.074825]  pc_clock_adjtime+0x78/0xc0
[  552.078755]  __do_sys_clock_adjtime+0x85/0x110
[  552.083293]  do_syscall_64+0xea/0x610

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-08-27 12:13:59 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026082611-CVE-2026-80564-9a1f@gregkh/T