Bug 2554930 (CVE-2026-98594)

Summary:	CVE-2026-98594 kernel: tg3: clean up PHYLIB resources on probe failure
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 Tigon3 (tg3) ethernet driver. When the driver encounters an error during device initialization, it fails to properly release and unregister associated networking hardware resources. A local user capable of triggering initialization failures could exploit this flaw, leading to unreleased kernel resources and a potential Denial of Service (DoS) due to system instability.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-18 15:33:25 UTC

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

tg3: clean up PHYLIB resources on probe failure

tg3_get_invariants() can register an MDIO bus and connect a PHY for
USE_PHYLIB devices. If tg3_init_one() later fails, its common error path
releases the mappings and netdev without undoing those PHYLIB resources.

Disconnect the PHY and unregister the MDIO bus before the remaining
teardown. Guard PHY cleanup with USE_PHYLIB to match tg3_phy_init(), and
call tg3_mdio_fini() unconditionally to match tg3_mdio_init(). The existing
IS_CONNECTED and MDIOBUS_INITED flags make both helpers safe when
initialization only completed partially.

This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research while
reviewing kernel code.