Bug 2546495 (CVE-2026-98304)

Summary:	CVE-2026-98304 kernel: net: bcmgenet: restore the hardware filters on open
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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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 GENET network driver (bcmgenet). When a network interface is brought up or restarted, the driver reinitializes its rule tracking, causing user-configured hardware packet filtering rules to be silently discarded. Consequently, incoming network traffic may bypass intended traffic filtering or routing controls without administrator awareness.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-06 09:33:09 UTC

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

net: bcmgenet: restore the hardware filters on open

bcmgenet_hfb_init() runs INIT_LIST_HEAD() on priv->rxnfc_list, which drops
every rule off the list, and bcmgenet_open() calls it on each ifup. Every
rule the user configured is silently lost:

  # ethtool -N eth0 flow-type ether dst $MAC action 0
  Added rule with ID 0
  # ethtool -n eth0 | grep -c Filter:
  1
  # ip link set eth0 down && ip link set eth0 up
  # ethtool -n eth0 | grep -c Filter:
  0

Initialise the lists once at probe and restore the rules on open, as
bcmgenet_resume() already does.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-10-11 03:53:15 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98304.mbox