Bug 2541215 (CVE-2026-97572)

Summary:	CVE-2026-97572 kernel: bnxt_en: Propagate RX ring init failures in bnxt_init_nic()
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 Linux kernel's Broadcom NetXtreme (bnxt_en) network driver. This flaw can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) or memory corruption when the device is initialized or reset under low-memory conditions. The driver ignores memory allocation errors during receive ring buffer setup and continues enabling packet processing over uninitialized memory structures. Consequently, subsequent network traffic can trigger invalid Direct Memory Access (DMA) operations using zeroed addresses, leading to kernel memory corruption and a system crash.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-25 11:03:29 UTC

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

bnxt_en: Propagate RX ring init failures in bnxt_init_nic()

bnxt_init_rx_rings() returns an error when bnxt_alloc_one_rx_ring()
fails, but bnxt_init_nic() discards that return value and calls
bnxt_init_chip(), which enables TPA.

If an allocation fails, this could leave rxr->rx_tpa[] partially zeroed
and TPA would be enabled over an array with zeroed entries. This would
lead to a zeroed DMA address being handed out if the agg_idx is
translated to a SW index at a zeroed entry.

Fix this by propagating the error out of bnxt_init_nic(). Both callers
already check its return value and unwind with bnxt_free_skbs() and
bnxt_free_mem(), which tolerate a partially initialized RX ring.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-09-29 04:41:13 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97572.mbox